P123_2P065
1 image
This description was harvested from its parent's finding aid, but the source catalogue gave no direct link for it. The link opens the nearest enclosing description; look there for P123_2P065.
- Held by
- Ville de Montréal. Section des archives via Archives de Montréal (Ville de Montréal)
- Level
- item
- In the picture
- AnimalBirdBoatFishingHistoric SiteInterior ViewMuseumOrnamentSculptureTagged automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Location
- Île Notre-Dame · landmark, the description above it · confidence 41% · inherited:landmark:montreal · found as “ile notre dame”
Where
More details
- Format
- Photograph
- What the image shows
- A color photograph of a large ornate mosaic floor, with a framed rectangular panel in the upper centre showing a boat with figures, surrounded by oval medallions with animal and figure scenes and a Greek key border. In the foreground on a pale marble ledge stands a white information placard with blue headings in French and English reading "MOSAIQUE D'ORPHEE" and "MOSAIC OF ORPHEUS", followed by small printed paragraphs of text.Described automatically by a vision model; may contain mistakes.
- Text in the image
- MOSAIQUE D'ORPHEEMOSAIC OF ORPHEUSElle a été trouvée à la Chebba en 1902 dans une maison Romaine.This mosaic found at Chebba in 1902 in a Roman house is dated as of the beginning of the Second Century A.D.It is one of the most beautiful compositions of the Antonine Period.This pavement is composed of oval medallions and starry circles that frame various figures.The scene on the right part of the pavement represents Orpheus charming the wild animals. On the left side Arion or Taras rides on a dolphin.The background depicts a small boat with two fishermen.Read automatically; may contain mistakes.
- Harvested
- 2026-10-16T17:32:22Z · source datestamp n/a · ead
Digital objects at the source
- imageOpen original at source ↗P123_2P065.jpg