Mosaic Fragment - MS4012 | Collections

Object Number:	MS4012
Current Location:	Rome Gallery Currently On Display
Culture:	Roman
Provenience:	Tunisia Zeugitana Carthage
Date Made:	200-250 AD
Early Date:	200
Late Date:	250
Section:	Mediterranean
Materials:	Stone
Technique:	Tessera
Iconography:	Theseus Boat Latin Inscription
Height:	32cm
Length:	205.5cm
Width:	134.5cm
Thickness:	32cm

Description

Opus ermiculatum. Boat scene with repeated inscription -Vinclusus- [may refer to owner of the house or an abbreviation for "Vinctor Lusus": winner of the game]. Depicts Theseus escaping King Minos' labyrinth on Crete. Colors: rusty red, mustard yellow, putty gray, black and white. Tesserae: in inset (boat-scene): 0.04 to 0.07cm, in background: 0.09 to 0.15cm. Floret square (including border): 0.20 to 0.205m. Letter height: 0.10 to 0.105m. Guilloche band W: 0.135 to 0.14m. Inset H: 0.545 to 0.56m (including black border). Edges are now hidden in a wooden box-like border which might accommodate 1 to 2cm beyond what is seen.

Current & Past Exhibitions:

	Roman Sculpture Gallery (1975 - 2000)	View Objects in Exhibition
	Roman World (15 Mar 2003)	View Objects in Exhibition
	The Classical World: Italy ( Apr 1958 - 1969)	View Objects in Exhibition
	Italian Gallery (28 Mar 1951 - 1958)	View Objects in Exhibition

Bibliography:

	[Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 86	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Article] White, Donald. 2003. Setting the Record Straight. The Contorted History of the Museum's Theseus Mosaic. Expedition: The Magazine of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. 45 (2) : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 38-41	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Catalogue, Exhibition] White, Donald, et al. 2002. Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 69, no. 102	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Book] Bodel, John & Tracy, Stephen. 1997. Greek and Latin Inscriptions in the USA: A Checklist. 211-212. : Page/Fig./Plate: 212	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Article] Edwards, G. Roger. 1958. "Italy and Rome". The University Museum Bulletin. 22 (2): 3-11.	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Book] Foucher, Louis. 1958. Inventaire des Mosaiques.	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference
	[Article] Luce, Stephen B. 1916. Five Roman Mosaics. The Museum Journal. 7 (1): 18-26. : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 21-2, fig. 12	View Objects related to this Bibliographic Reference