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THBRoman Mosaic with Geometric Design
Lot 59c
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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May 22, 2019
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional art from around the world - Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern; Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India; Fine Art from the 17th century to present. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A mesmerizing stone mosaic with hundreds if not thousands of square stone tesserae arranged in an abstract pattern comprised of a central floral blossom motif surrounded by a circular border which is in turn surrounded by a curvilinear passage that resolves in an 8-pointed star motif. Surrounding this is another circular border followed by striated corners. All is delineated in a beautiful color scheme comprised of slate blue, rose, grey, salmon, beige, black, and white hues. Size: 50.75" W x 48.75" H (128.9 cm x 123.8 cm)
Mosaics (opus tesellatum) are some of our most enduring images from the Roman world, exciting not only for their aesthetic beauty, but also because they reveal what Romans chose to depict and see every day decorating their private and public spaces. This example is abstract in its intention and presents the ancients' keen eye for design. In the Roman province of Syria, which encompassed most of the ancient Near East/Levant, mosaics developed as a popular art form relatively late, with most finds coming from the 3rd century CE or later. Syria was one of Rome's wealthiest provinces, but it was also far removed from Rome itself and Roman culture was overlaid on enduring cultural traditions from Hellenistic Greece and the great civilizations that came before it. Antioch-on-the-Orontes (modern day Antakya, Turkey), was the capital of northern Roman Syria, and its excavations in the 1930s revealed more than three hundred mosaic pavements - of which many embellished public baths. Popular mosaic themes from this region were often mythological or religious scenes, depicting gods and goddesses; however, sometimes mosaics were created to fit the theme of a building or room.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Dr. Gary Karch collection, Florida, USA, 1980s
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#146426All the mosaic tesserae are ancient. Set in a modern matrix and metal frame. Some expected nicks to tesserae and some tiles are lost, which is far from surprising; however, the vast majority of the composition has survived. Some fissures to the matrix as shown.Condition
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