"Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa

Title

"Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa

Description

In a close-up of the "Great Hunt" mosaic, placed in the corridor between the rectangular peristyle and the basilica, one can see two men, probably the owners of the villa, depicted here as overseeing the capture of animals meant for the "beast spectacles" of the games.

Creator

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio

Source

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "The Villa del Casale of Piazza Armerina," Expedition 53, no. 2. 2011.

Date

2011

Rights

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio; permission granted for educational, non-commercial use

Files

Owner as Animal Tamer.tiff

Collection

Reference

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, "Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa, 2011

Cite As

Patrizio Pensabene and Enrico Gallocchio, “"Great Hunt" Mosaic Depiction of Owners of Villa,” Living Late Antiquity, accessed April 19, 2024, https://livinglateantiquity.org/items/show/155.

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