So-called Antioch Mosaic

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.38.11.12

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MMA_.38.11.12

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2002

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2002

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

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Description:

This rectangular panel, representing the entire decorated area of a floor, was found in 1937 in part of a Roman villa excavated at Daphne, a summer resort near the ancient city of Antioch (in southern Turkey). The central emblem contains the bust of a female figure, probably a generic personification of abundance and good living. The figure wears a garland of flowers around her head and another over her left shoulder. Surrounding the emblem is a geometric pattern of squares and lozenges set at various angles to give the impression of three-dimensional cubes. Antonine mosaics depart from the Hadrianic preference for small, fine tesserae; instead, they employ larger tesserae that result in fewer gradations and more expressionistic forms .

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This rectangular panel, representing the entire decorated area of a floor, was found in 1937 in part of a Roman villa excavated at Daphne, a summer resort near the ancient city of Antioch (in southern Turkey). The central emblem contains the bust of a female figure, probably a generic personification of abundance and good living. The figure wears a garland of flowers around her head and another over her left shoulder. Surrounding the emblem is a geometric pattern of squares and lozenges set at various angles to give the impression of three-dimensional cubes. Antonine mosaics depart from the Hadrianic preference for small, fine tesserae; instead, they employ larger tesserae that result in fewer gradations and more expressionistic forms .

Description

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Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Roman

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European; Southern European; Roman

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Roman

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Roman

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

So-called Antioch Mosaic

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So-called Antioch Mosaic

Title

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View:

Principal view

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Principal view

View

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Creation Date:

second half of 2nd century

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second half of 2nd century

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

150

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150

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

199

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199

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Mosaic

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Mosaic

Materials and Techniques

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Style or Period:

Late Antonine

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Late Antonine

Style or Period

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Dimensions:

H. 7 ft. 5 in. (2.26 m)

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H. 7 ft. 5 in. (2.26 m)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York

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New York, New York

Owner Location

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ID Number:

38.11.12

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38.11.12

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938

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Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1938

Credit Line

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Copyright:

ors

Copyright

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>

Rights

false

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