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Roman

Floor mosaic fragment depicting Bacchus, 325-330

Now On View

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

Roman

Title

Floor mosaic fragment depicting Bacchus

Year

325-330

Medium

Limestone tesserae

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mosaic

Dimensions

117.5 x 117.5 cm (46 1/4 x 46 1/4 inches)

Place

daphne, From a villa at Daphne near Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey)

Type

  • Decorative Arts,
  • Mosaics

Credit

Museum Collection, by exchange

Object Number

40.195

Projects & Publications

Publications

Roman Paintings and Mosaics

Catalogue of the Classical Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries

In the city of Antioch, a vital agricultural and commercial center at the crossroads of the Roman Empire, economic prosperity created an expansive middle-class population with a taste for luxury and beauty. Villas in this region were often opulently decorated with stunning wall frescoes and floor mosaics, like this medallion of the wine god Bacchus (the Greek Dionysos). While today this mosaic is displayed on the Museum’s wall, it was originally located in the entrance hall of a Roman villa, as part of a much larger floor pavement. As guests walked across the mosaic, these images of the wine god Bacchus and his followers would have created an atmosphere of wine-drinking revelry and merriment, inviting them to enjoy the pleasures of life.

Weiss Ancient Art Gallery

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The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Floor mosaic fragment depicting Bacchus with the accession number of 40.195. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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