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Zliten mosaic, hunting display (venationes) scenes.
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Title
Zliten
mosaic
,
hunting
display
(venationes)
scenes
.
Cultural Context
Ancient Roman
Roman
Italian
European
Western European
Style/Period
Roman (ancient Italian style)
Theme
Mosaics (visual works)
Scenes (depictions)
Hunting
Entertaining
Games
Contests
Sports
Figures (representations)
Figurative art
Men (male humans)
Sportsmen
Athletes
Venatores
Hunters (people)
Prisoners
Nudes (representations)
Nudity
Costume (mode of fashion)
Tunics
Animals
Wild animals
Wildlife
Bears
Bulls (animals)
Cattle
Lions
Horses
Deer
Dogs
Tails (animal components)
Motion
Running (physical activity)
Chains (object genres)
Weapons
Spears (weapons)
Hunting spears
Whips (animal equipment)
Saddles (seats)
Chariots (ancient vehicles)
Vehicles (transportation)
Subject
Mosaics
Hunting
Deer hunting
Lion hunting
Big game hunting
Bear hunting
Homicides
Entertaining
Entertainment
Games
Contests
Sports
Fighting
Animal fighting
Animal attacks
Animal behavior
Animal shows
Animal treatment
Men
Athletes
Prisoners
Captives
Victims
Nudes
Clothing & dress
Animals
Wild cats
Leopards
Lions
Bears
Bulls
Cattle
Deer
Antlers
Horses
Dogs
Locomotion
Human locomotion
Animal locomotion
Running
Whipping
Gestures
Chasing
Bites & stings
Chains
Ropes
Physical restraints
Arms & armament
Spears
Fishing & hunting gear
Whips
Saddles
Chariots
Vehicles
Description
“Scenes
from the
Zliten
mosaic
showing
(top
left)
a
man
condemned
to be
killed
by
beasts
. He
is
pushed
towards
the
animals
on a
miniature
chariot
. The
other
scenes
show
animals
being
hunted
by
venatores
, and a
fight
between
a
bear
and a
bull
chained
together.”
(caption
,
p.211)
Technique
Mosaic (process)
Inlay (process)
Work Type
Mosaics
Repository
Archaeological Museum [Red Castle Museum or Assaraya Alhamra Museum or Jamahiriya Museum] (Tripoli, Libya)
Source
Connolly, Peter, and Hazel Dodge. The Ancient City: Life in Classical Athens & Rome. Oxford; New York: Oxford UP, 1998. (p.211 top and center)
Rights
Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Connolly courtesy: Corbis (Roger Wood) (Castle Museum, Tripoli, Libya).
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format
image/jpeg
Digital File Name
VRC
686-17.jpg
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