Venus mosaic
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The Venus mosaic is an intricately patterned Roman floor mosaic depicting the goddess Venus, renowned as one of the finest decorative artworks discovered at Bignor Roman Villa in England.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman artwork
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Roman floor mosaic ⓘ archaeological artifact ⓘ |
| artForm | mosaic ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | South Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Roman religion ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Roman goddess of love
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Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Bignor Roman Villa excavation site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Roman period ⓘ |
| floorOrWall | floor ⓘ |
| function | villa decoration ⓘ |
| genre | mythological scene ⓘ |
| hasIconography |
classical Roman decorative motifs
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goddess Venus ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument (via Bignor Roman Villa site) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bignor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bignor Roman Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| material |
mosaic tesserae
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stone tesserae ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high-quality craftsmanship
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intricate patterning ⓘ |
| partOf | decorative scheme of Bignor Roman Villa ⓘ |
| region | Roman province of Britannia ⓘ |
| subject | classical mythology ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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