ECL-Bm.9:74-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.9:74-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Mosaic
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Content (description)
Round the outside runs a band of meander and rosettes. The inner area is divided into five sections, which are in turn subdivided. In the central section is a large panel with a representation of Europa and the bull, flanked by two zones, each with a leafy branch inside three contiguous circles. The sections which flank the central band are each divided into two, and in each subsection is the figure of a nude male Season carrying a basket, club and cloak, and with his feet towards the outer border. The outer sections are divided into three roughly equal parts: at each corner is a garlanded head inside a circle, and in each middle section is a garlanded or crowned head.
Content (object)
mosaic
Content (note)
Mosaic from the Baths of Caracalla
Dimensions
height (actual size): 282mm
width (actual size): 420mm
width (actual size): 420mm
Inscription
Musaico antico delle Terme di Caracalla written in ink on the front of the drawing lower edge
Materials & techniques note
black ink and grey wash on paper
Production
Person
Unknown (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• Lanciani ( (Bcom 1894) publishes part of this mosaic in pl. IX)