Object type
mosaic
Culture/period
Rome
Materials
stone
Technique
opus vermiculatum
Mint
Production date
-75 / -25
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Empúries. Ciutat Romana
Township
Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Dimensions
320 x 320 x 6 mm
Description
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Mosaic emblem made of different coloured small tesserae of, following the technique known as opus vermiculatum, on a square limestone plate. It was originally placed in the centre of the mosaic floor of one of the rooms in the north wing of the peristyle of house No. 1.
It depicts a comic mask, upon a pedestal, in a polychrome mosaic with a white background framed by a three-black tesserae band.
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries
Omeka ID
114