Part of mosaic floor



Part of mosaic floor

ΑΑ00008
Stone tesserae
Incomplete
Dimensions: 170 x 330 cm.
Chersonissos
Limin Hersonissou
Roman period:
160 - 140 AD:
Gallery:
XX
Case:
Not in case
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). Cities and Sanctuaries
Description
This mosaic consists of black-and-white tesserae and depicts a kantharos cup with ivy springing from it. It adorned the vestibule of a Roman house, with a door dividing it from the adjoining room, which had a polychrome mosaic floor. Other examples of luxury Roman houses with mosaics and fountains were discovered at the same site in Hersonissos.
Bibliography:
Μ. Kyrimi, Ε. Tziraki, "Δύο ψηφιδωτά δάπεδα από σωστική ανασκαφή σε οικόπεδο του Λιμένος Χερσονήσου", Πεπραγμένα ΙΑ' Κρητολογικού Συνεδρίου (online proceedings 2018-2021 https://anemi.lib.uoc.gr/metadata/5/d/5/metadata-1525688525-459146-20835.tkl)
Author:
M. K.


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