mosaic emblem, mask mosaic

MAC EMP-02550
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
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.
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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Empúries
Omeka ID 114