Floor Mosaic Fragment with Fish in a Roundel
With its counterpart (Walters 43.18), this fragment of a mosaic floor once decorated a Roman house. A bearded fish swims amidst wavy lines representing water. The diagonal layout of the background tesserae (marble cubes) indicates that these roundels were placed in the corners...
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[Excavated at the arsenal in Sousse, Tunisia, 1896]; François Goiran, Sousse, Tunisia, 1896; Roger Goiran, Glocester, MA [date of acquisition unknown], by bequest; Walters Art Museum, 1974, by purchase.
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/43.19 |
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