Mosaic representing Orpheus

Classification

mosaic

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

97 × 113.5 cm

Date

3rd century A.D.

Period

2nd–3rd century A.D.

Material

stone ; glass

Iconography

Orpheus ; tunic ; fibula ; mantle ; rock ; bird ; pick (plectrum); kithara ; Phrygian cap ; bracelet/armlet ; tree ; shoes ; trousers

Production place

Africa

Findspot

Tunisia

Present location

Budapest, Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Classical Antiquities

Inventory

2005.7.A

ID

Hyp-1098

References

Nagy, Á. M., HWA 2006 Spring

Trails

The polyphony of Roman art ; Roman houses and their furnishings

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