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© Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Omeka ID 1876
Ager Tarraconensis. Els Munts
Roman world

Euterpe

MNAT-45252-1

Object type
emblem, mosaic
Production date
175 / 200
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Nacional Arqueològic de Tarragona
Culture
Roman world
Discovery location
Ager Tarraconensis. Els Munts
Materials
stone, marbre, glass paste, pottery
Township
Altafulla (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Tarragonès)
Technique
opus vermiculatum
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
26 x 26,5 x 4,5 cm
Description
Mosaic depicting Euterpe, the Muse of music, found in the Roman villa of Els Munts (Altafulla). It shows a female bust with an aulos (double flute) and a crest, the attributes of Euterpe, one of the nine Muses. Executed in opus vermiculatum the mosaic is inserted into a ceramic piece that acts simultaneously as a support and a frame. Its manufacture is technically perfect and its artistic quality magnificent; it is perhaps attributable stylistically to a central Italian workshop.

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