‘The Wrestlers’
A Roman mosaic from North Africa
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 19264367 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Sandra Gordon (0000-0002-4742-253X, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2020 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Páginas | 15-22 |
| Data de publicação | 2020-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Buried History The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 0007-6260 • E-ISSN: 2653-8385 |
| Editora | Australian Institute of Archaeology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.62614/946q1268 |
| OpenAlex | W4395105360 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 6 |
In 2018 the Nicholson Museum, The University of Sydney, acquired a small Roman mosaic known as ‘The Wrestlers’ (NM 2018.135). The mosaic is of North African origin and is almost certainly the product of a local Tunisian workshop during the 3rd century, a period of intense urbanisation and wealthy local patronage in the Roman provinces. The mosaic depicts two athletes in the final stages of a pankratic competition and is framed by a distinctive red and black border, parallels for which are found in mosaics from Gightis near modern Boughrara in southeastern Tunisia. This paper analyses the mosaic within the context of decorative mosaic art and places it chronologically and stylistically within the broader scope of the mosaic industry in Africa Proconsularis
Archaeology · Geography · Mosaic · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies
Workers in the Roman Imperial Building Industry
The pancratiasts Helix and Alexander on an Ostian mosaic
Sport in the Cultures of the Ancient World
The Architectural and Social Dynamics of Gentrification in Roman North Africa
Early evidences of vitreous materials in Roman mosaics from Italy
Where Did the Greeks of the Roman Period Practice Wrestling
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| Altamente citado | Não |