Sujet

Mosaic Floor with Head of Medusa, about A.D. 115-150. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Mosaic Floor with Head of Medusa, about A.D. 115-150. Additional Info: A bust of the gorgon Medusa occupies the center of this Roman mosaic floor. Medusa is placed in a shield of concentric circles, whose alternating black and white triangles create an optical illusion of continuous motion. An outer square encloses the shield and kantharoi or drinking cups fill the outer corners.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A66_114

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

69,7Mo (6,3Mo) / 42,0cm x 41,6cm / 4960 x 4915 (300dpi)

Mots clés

portrait Italy Italian female women woman people interior head complexity country Rome pattern color brown design ancient Roman mosaic location century floor inside antiquity complex flooring interior design concept mythology concentric antiquities Medusa interior decoration Optical Illusion decorative arts Colour Patterned mythical creature Indoors Greek mythology Ancient Roman Ancient Rome Gorgon 2nd century mythical beast tesserae portrait Unknown stone mythical creatures Heritage Art Mosaic mythical beasts mythological creature architecture gorgoneion Stone tesserae