a1254-M127a
Item
Find Number
a1254-M127a
Item Type
Find Card
Object Type
Mosaics See all items with this value
Sector
Building Feature
House of Cilicia (House 1 and Vicinity) See all items with this value
Area
Roman Villa
Description
H. 2.65, W. 1.97. Mosaic pavement of Room 2. Outer border, black-mottled grey. Border surrounding large square panel and dividing smaller square panels, red. Large panel at right and its inner divisions outlined in black. Corner triangles, light grey, each enclosing a smaller triangle outlined in white, then black, and filled with red containing a small circle shaded to resemble a round stud or boss; outline of circle, white; shading in ochre, yellow, and white; center, ochre and white; black shadow beneath. Perspective treatment of central lozenge which is yellow, enclosing a series of lozenges, the first outlined in white with light grey in lower half, green-grey in upper half; the second lozenge, black framing a red center containing a shaded, octafoil rosette. The four leaves forming a cross, yellow with white at the tip and black shadow; four intermediary leaves, green-grey with light grey at tip and black shadow; center, small white circle enclosing a single green-grey tessera. At left, two square panels identical in coloring and design. Perspective treatment of squares like a coffer, the first outlined in black with yellow filling; the second, outlined in white with light grey along left side and bottom, and green-grey on other two sides; the third, black with a red center enclosing a circle shaded to resemble a round stud or boss; rim of circle outlined in white with a black and green-grey outline inside to give illusion of central area projecting above the rest; shading on the rim in white, yellow, brown, light grey, green-grey, and white in area giving illusion of rising sides of the boss; illusionary depression around center, red, brown, and ochre; center shaded in brown, yellow, and white, with white and touch of green-grey in middle. Heavy shadow beneath circle, black.
Date on card
9/22/1937 See all items with this value
Repository
Antioch Museum See all items with this value
