mosaic pavement
- Museum number
- 1967,0405.18
- Description
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Mosaic pavement; stone; one of seven sections of a large pavement, whose hunting scenes formed the principal motif of a mosaic; horseman in front of a villa; in grey, black, white, bistre, red, pink, brown, blue and buff colours; large tree picked out in grey-green and dark blue; field has plants with red flowers.
- Production date
- 5thC(late)-6thC(early)
- Dimensions
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Height: 1.69 metres
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Length: 2.45 metres
- Curator's comments
- Published: J. Freed, Bringing Carthage Home. The Excavations of Nathan Davis 1856-1859, Oxford, 184-6, pls. 8-9.
Exhibition catalogue, Das Konigreich der Vandalen (Badisches Landesmuseums, Karlsruhe 2009), Kat. 156, p. 237
In set with 1967,0405.15-17 and 1967,0405.19-21.
- Location
- On display (G41/s7)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2009 24 Oct-2010 21 Feb, Germany, Karlsruhe, Badisches Landesmuseum, Heirs of the Empire in North Africa - The Kingdom of the Vandals
2001 26 May-03 Sep, Sweden, Vänarmo, Vandalorum Museum, The True Story of the Vandals
- Acquisition date
- 1967
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1967,0405.18
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 1860,1002.132 (? (G&R))
