Medusa head mosaic
E946183
The Medusa head mosaic is an intricately crafted Roman floor mosaic depicting the mythological Gorgon Medusa, renowned as one of the finest decorative features of Bignor Roman Villa in West Sussex, England.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman artwork
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Roman floor mosaic ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ |
| artForm | mosaic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman domestic decoration
ⓘ
Roman provincial art ⓘ |
| associatedWithSiteType | Roman villa ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Roman ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gorgon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Bignor Roman Villa excavations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorOrWall | floor mosaic ⓘ |
| function |
decorative feature
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villa floor decoration ⓘ |
| geographicContext | South East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject | severed head of Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Scheduled Monument Bignor Roman Villa ⓘ |
| iconographicType | Gorgoneion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bignor
NERFINISHED
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Bignor Roman Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| material | stone tesserae ⓘ |
| mythologicalFigure | Medusa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalTheme | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality decorative design
ⓘ
intricate craftsmanship ⓘ |
| partOf | Bignor Roman Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoomType | reception room ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteManagement | Bignor Roman Villa museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stylisticContext | late Roman mosaic art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | protective Gorgon head motif ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century AD
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Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| visibility | on public display ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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