LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: floor

Remains of a polychromatic Roman Imperial-period floor mosaic in the Villa Bonnano Park in Palermo, Sicily, in March, 2005.

Mosaic floor panel Roman, Imperial, 2nd century AD Excavated from a villa at Daphne near Antioch (modern Antakya, Turkey), the metropolis of Roman Syria. Accession # 38.11.12 The rectangular panel represents the entire decorated area of a floor and was found together with another mosaic (now in the the Baltimore Museum of Art) in an olive grove at Daphne-Harbiye in 1937. In Roman times, Daphne was a popular holiday resort, used by the wealthy citizens and residents of Antioch as a place of rest and refuge from the heat and noise of the city. American excavations at Daphne in the late 1930s uncovered the remains of several well-appointed houses and villas, including the one that contained this mosaic. At the center is a panel (emblema) with the bust of a woman, decked out with a wreath of flowers around her head and a floral garland over her left shoulder. Traditionally identified as Spring, the figure is probably the representation of a more generic personification of abundance and good living, well situated to the luxurious atmosphere created at Daphne by its rich patrons. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Bird and Plant Syria 4th-5th century AD Anonymous Donor #68-39-3 Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.

Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Bird and Plant Syria or Turkey 4th-5th century AD #69-27-2 (?) Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.

Fragment of a Mosaic Floor Bird Syria 4th-5th century AD # 68-39-1 Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.

The “Markets” are traditionally attributed to the Syrian Apollodoro of Damascus, who was the same architect as the Forum of Trajan. Apollodoro, who originated from Nabatea, incorporated his origins in the complex with the presence the Jordanian culture. The Markets of Trajan in any case represents the pulling together of ancient architectural experience and design that has no comparison across the Roman world. The presence of numerous structures that take the shape of tabenae, like those that open up onto the central space of the Great Hall, do not necessarily indicate the complex had a commercial purpose. The Markets of Trajan must have instead made up a sort of “multi-functional centre”, where public activity took place. The inter-connection between individual units and the internal passages suggest that they were used for administrative functions – offices and record deposits that were strictly linked to the Forum Complex. In some units of the Central Body, characterised by the presence of an apse and niches in the walls, there perhaps sat the Procurator Fori Divi Traiani (Trajan’s Chancellor). Due to their continual use the buildings of the “Market” show evidence of numerous later works. Works under Septimus Severus are recorded in the structures that flank via delle Torre, whilst the insulea that is seen on today’s via della Salita del Grillo shows traces of works done in the 4th century AD or maybe later still. Text from: en.mercatiditraiano.it/sede/mercati_di_traiano_storia/eta...

The “Markets” are traditionally attributed to the Syrian Apollodoro of Damascus, who was the same architect as the Forum of Trajan. Apollodoro, who originated from Nabatea, incorporated his origins in the complex with the presence the Jordanian culture. The Markets of Trajan in any case represents the pulling together of ancient architectural experience and design that has no comparison across the Roman world. The presence of numerous structures that take the shape of tabenae, like those that open up onto the central space of the Great Hall, do not necessarily indicate the complex had a commercial purpose. The Markets of Trajan must have instead made up a sort of “multi-functional centre”, where public activity took place. The inter-connection between individual units and the internal passages suggest that they were used for administrative functions – offices and record deposits that were strictly linked to the Forum Complex. In some units of the Central Body, characterised by the presence of an apse and niches in the walls, there perhaps sat the Procurator Fori Divi Traiani (Trajan’s Chancellor). Due to their continual use the buildings of the “Market” show evidence of numerous later works. Works under Septimus Severus are recorded in the structures that flank via delle Torre, whilst the insulea that is seen on today’s via della Salita del Grillo shows traces of works done in the 4th century AD or maybe later still. Text from: en.mercatiditraiano.it/sede/mercati_di_traiano_storia/eta...

Floor Mosaic with a Lion Attacking an Onager Unknown Roman, about A.D. 150 Stone and glass 33 3/4 x 57 13/16 in. 73.AH.75 Blood flows on the ground as a lion tears into the back of a fallen onager, or wild ass, on this fragment of a Roman floor mosaic. Although set in a natural landscape, the appeal of this scene for the Roman viewer lay in the immense popularity of wild beast fights staged as public entertainment in the amphitheater. In these shows, wild animals would fight one another or humans - either unarmed criminals or armed professionals. In the 100s A.D., the Roman province of Africa, including modern Tunisia, was flourishing. The region was important both economically and politically and this wealth and power translated into artistic production. More mosaics survive from Tunisia than any other part of the Roman empire. The mosaic is formed from tesserae, small cubes of colored marble, stone, and glass, set into a bed of mortar. A border survives on two sides of the mosaic, but the original extent of the mosaic on the other sides is unknown. The small size of the fragment suggests that it might be only part of a much larger floor depicting several scenes. Some parts of the mosaic appear to have been restored in antiquity. Text from: www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8162