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3D Model
© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1806
Tàrraco
Roman world

the Medusa Mosaic

MNAT-2921

Object type
flouring, mosaic
Production date
175 / 225
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Tàrraco
Materials
marble, limestone, glass paste, pottery
Township
Tarragona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
opus vermiculatum
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
57,5 x 57 cm
Description
The central emblem of a floor mosaic inspired by the myth of Perseus that depicts the head of the Medusa. The preserved part was laid in situ by an expert craftsman and its highlights are the scene of Perseus and Andromeda and this exceptional imported central emblem. This is the finest of all the mosaics found in Tarraco. It was discovered in 1845 in the residential zone of the Roman city. It was transferred to the Archaeological Museum in 1857, during quarrying for the construction of the modern port. It would have been part of the floor decoration in a domus.

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