Neptune_Roman_mosaic_Bardo_Museum_Tunis.jpg
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Object
Triumph of Neptune | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Triumph of Neptune
label QS:Lfr,"mosaïque du triomphe de Neptune et les quatre Saisons de La Chebba"
label QS:Len,"Triumph of Neptune"
label QS:Lit,"trionfo di Nettuno"
label QS:Lde,"Triumph Neptuns"
label QS:Lnl,"triomf van Neptunus"
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Object type | mosaic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Depicted people | Neptune | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
2
nd
century
date QS:P,+150-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium | marble | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
length: 4.9 m (16 ft)
; width: 4.8 m (15.9 ft)
dimensions QS:P2043,+4.90U11573
dimensions QS:P2049,+4.85U11573
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q1429003
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Accession number |
A 292
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Bardo National Museum
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Place of discovery | Chebba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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References | http://www.bardomuseum.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140 ( French ) |
Photograph
Description Neptune Roman mosaic Bardo Museum Tunis.jpg |
English:
"The Triumph of Neptune" Roman mosaic from La Chebba, Tunisia, late 2nd Century CE. Women representing the four seasons occupy each corner, along with agricultural scenes and flora. Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia.
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Source | Neptune Mosaic | ||
Author | Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK | ||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
This file is licensed under the
Creative Commons
Attribution 2.0 Generic
license.
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