Object type
mosaic
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
marble
Technique
opus tessellatum
Mint
Production date
275 / 300
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Can Pau Birol
Township
Girona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Gironès)
Dimensions
356 x 603 cm
Description
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The mosaic from Bell-lloc depicts a chariot race in the Circus Maximus in Rome. It gives the name of the charioteers and horses occupied the far left of the hitch. Three horses are in full race. Some chariots have overturned. The spina represents statues of the goddesses Minerva and Cybele.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2442