Created with tiny pieces of colored marble, stone, and glass, this rectangular mosaic shows four columns separated by stylized peacock feathers. Each vertical zone is divided again by two curving, garland-like swags into three sections, which are filled with birds, people, masks, or other objects, and is framed with a twisted, rope-like pattern around the edge. The entire mosaic is created with matte tones of light beige, chocolate brown, pale yellow, olive green, black, and white. In each column, a bird on a branch occupies the top section. Below, and separated by the garlands, the center…
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Symbols of Bacchus as God of Wine and the Theater

Roman 3rd Century

c. 200/225 A.D.

Medium
mosaic, marble, and glass
Classification
Decorative Art
Dimensions
overall: 178.4 x 254.7 cm (70 1/4 x 100 1/4 in.)
Culture
Roman
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line
Given to the National Gallery of Art for the American People from the People of Tunisia
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the National Gallery of Art

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