Dog Floor Mosaic Roman

A late roman early byzantine mosaic depicting a molosser dog 5th 6th century the mosaic field with a white background and black border.

Dog floor mosaic roman.

Using the tracing paper graphite paper transfer the dogs photo onto the particle board. Even in roman times dogs were the most widespread companion animal throughout the empire. The date of the mosaic fluctuates between the 3rd century bc and late 4th century very soon after the battles would have taken place. The vestibule floor was decorated with a mosaic picture of a domesticated dog leashed and.

Original image by robin dawes uploaded by ibolya horvath published on 15 september 2020 under the following license. It dates back to roughly the 2nd century bc. The house itself is well known for the beautiful mosaic floors and frescos which are quite elaborate depicting of mythological. A great new house realtor closing or wedding gift.

This image was first published on flickr. The ancient roman city of pompeii which was buried under layers of volcanic ash during the eruption of mount vesuvius nearly two thousand years ago yielded a number of interesting archaeological discoveries that offer insights into the lives and customs of citizens of that long gone empire. Creative commons attribution noncommercial noderivs this licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited but they can t change the content in any way or use it. For my dog i used a 6 by 6 square of particle board to create the mosaic.

The alexander mosaic dating from circa 100 bc is a roman floor mosaic originally from the house of the faun in pompeii that is allegedly an imitation of apelles painting. The house of the tragic poet is a typical 2nd century bc roman house in pompeii italy. A 105 million euro restoration project named the great pompeii project is under way. A floor mosaic depicting a dog and bearing a.

This cave canem doormat is for the art history nerds in the house based on the roman mosaics in pompeii. Any size of fiberboard particle board or acrylic sheet makes a good base for your tile. The work on the dog mosaic is part of a series of measures aimed at restoring and protecting pompeii a unesco world heritage site which at some point risked withdrawal of the designation because it was not being safeguarded appropriately. Go super old school with your beware of the dog warning sign.

Accordingly dogs featured in many of their mosaics covering entrance areas or patios of many roman villas. On a sienna ground a black molosser with a brown collar and a white patch on its forehead is leaping to the right in front of a brown block. The current version of this doormat does not have the dots all over the mat.