SEEDD

Venatores mosaic fragment 1 (removed to museum)

Item

Object Title

Venatores mosaic fragment 1 (removed to museum)

Spatial Coverage

Site: Felix Romuliana/Gamzigrad
Modern Country: RS
Roman Province: Dacia Ripensis

Identifier

Set #: Venatores mosaic frament 2 (SEEDD Inv.#: ???); Venatores mosaic frament 3 (SEEDD Inv.#: ???);Venatores mosaic frament 4 (SEEDD Inv.#: ???)
GPS/Spatial ID#: Zaječar

Source

Current location relative to findspot: Secondary context
Findspot Description: Palace 1, room 4

Medium

mosaic

Material

stone

Description

Production Marks: N/A
Iconography: Given the rope, shield, feline paw, and weapon held by the kneeling figure, the scene likely depicts hunters either in a wild hunt or an organized entertainment-hunt in an arena
General Photo: See folder "Palace 1, Room 4"

Date

late 3rd/ early 4th c. CE

Patron

presumed imperial

Subject

Honorand: imperial

Scribe

AHC

Entered

2/19/2018

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