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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/970/978-37.jpg
Title	Sanctuary of Fortuna, Praeneste [Palestrina], Italy, Nile [Nilotic] Mosaic.
Date	100 BCE?
Cultural Context	Ancient Roman Italian European Western European
Style/Period	Roman (ancient Italian style) Hellenistic Greek (ancient)
Theme	Architecture (object genre) Buildings Religious buildings Ceremonial structures Mosaics (visual works) Floors (surface elements) Pavements (surface elements) Scenes (depictions) Fantasy Imagination Exoticism Leisure Recreation Hunting Fishing Landscapes (representations) Islands Vegetation Plants (vegetation) Shrubs Trees Bodies of water Rivers Estuaries Bays (bodies of water) Figurative art Figures (representations) Men (male humans) Women Fishermen (people) Buglers Musicians Players (of games, instruments) Peasants Hunters (people) Soldiers Military personnel Costume (mode of fashion) Military uniforms Uniforms Helmets Headgear Shields (armor) Armor (protective wear) Weapons Archery Bows (weapons) Musical instruments Bugles (valveless aerophones) Music Animals Wild animals Wildlife Buffaloes Birds Fish Snakes Donkeys Domestic animals Vehicles (transportation) Ships Watercraft Boats Warships Naval ships Sailboats Sailing ships Sailing vessels Fishing vessels Skiffs Oars Shrines (structures) Pergolas Garden structures Architectural elements Columns (architectural elements) Colonnades Awnings
Subject	Architecture Buildings Religious facilities Mosaics Mosaic pavements Floors Fantasy Leisure Recreation Hunting Fishing Landscapes (Representations) Islands Plants Trees Shrubs Bodies of water Rivers Bays (Bodies of water) Men Women Peasants Rowers Fishermen Musicians Soldiers Military personnel People associated with military activities Clothing & dress Military uniforms Uniforms Helmets Headgear Shields Armor Arms & armament Archery Bows (Archery) Fishing & hunting gear Musical instruments Bugles Animals Donkeys Hippopotamuses Water buffaloes Birds Fish Aquatic animals Crocodiles Snakes Reptiles Supernatural beings Vehicles Ships Vessels Boats Warships Sailboats Sailing ships Fishing boats Shrines Pergolas Garden structures Architectural elements Structural elements Columns Colonnades Awnings
Description	Now heavily restored; "This is the so-called Nile Mosaic, which dates from around 100 BC and shows a Hellenistic adaptation of an old Egyptian motif. It was probably copied in Praeneste from a prototype created in Alexandria." (Excerpt, Pedley, pp.382-383)
Location Depicted	Egypt Nile River
Measurements	c. 19 ft 8 in x 16 ft (6 x 4.9 m)
Technique	Mosaic (process) Inlay (process)
Inscription	"In the upper, more distant part, landscape elements take precedence over architecture, boats, and humans. Though there are hunting parties made up of tiny figures, this is the domain of wild animals, real and fantastic, most identified by Greek inscriptions." (Excerpt, Pedley, p.383)
Work Type	Mosaics Mosaic pavements Floors
Repository	Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Palazzo Barberini (Palestrina, Italy)
Source	Pedley, John Griffiths. Greek Art and Archaeology. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/ Prentice Hall, 2007. (fig. 10.57, p.382)
Rights	Photo credit/reproduced in Pedley courtesy: © Vincenzo Pirozzi, Rome fotopirozzi@inwind.it
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 978-37.jpg
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