Sujet

Plant mosaic

Légende

Plant mosaic. 4th century AD. Detail. It adorned the antechamber to a reception room at a country villa. The plant motifs, garlands and dolphin, symbolise the abundance and fertility of nature. From Villa of Soto de Ramalete (Tudela, Navarre). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

Date

05 juil. 2018

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG20B26_109

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

38,1Mo (6,3Mo) / 25,0cm x 38,2cm / 2953 x 4509 (300dpi)

Mots clés

weaved 4th century 4th century AD Abundance Detail Europe Hispania Madrid National Archaeological Museum Navarra Navarre Roman Romans Soto de Ramalete Spain Tudela ancient Rome ancient age ancient roman ancient romans animal antechamber antiquity archaeology archeology art branches country villa decoration decorative dolphin european fertility flower flowers fruit garland history intertwined limestone mammal marine fauna mosaic motif museum nature pavement plant reception room room symbol symbolism tessera tile vegetal vegetal decoration villa weaved