Part of mosaic floor



Part of mosaic floor

ΑΑ00009
Glass, Stone (Coloured stones, Poros stone)
Intact
Dimensions: 330 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 floor is made of multicoloured stone tesserae with details in coloured glass. The mosaic is framed by a braided guilloche motif delimiting four octagons, creating a lozenge in the centre and triangles in the corners and halfway down the sides. Each octagon, delimited by a double line of black tesserae, contains concentric circles decorated with a running spiral in the top pair of panels and a double band with diagonal lines in the lower pair. Within the circles are various birds: doves with pomegranates, fighting roosters, sparrows with pomegranates, and parrots drinking water from a kantharos. The beautifully executed composition is reminiscent of iconographic models from Pompeii.
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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