Roman Floor Mosaic

Abstract

Roman floor mosaic in the Volubilis. -AS

Description

The seventh labor in the “Labors of Hercules” mosaic program is Hercules wrestling with the Cretan Bull. In the myth, Hercules captures the Bull in Minoan Crete and ships it to Tiryns. The slayed Nimean lion (the first of the twelve labors) is illustrated on the periphery. -CK

References
"Roman Marble Floor Mosaics – Volubilis – Morocco, Africa." Mosaic Art Source. 2009. Accessed November 14, 2016. https://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/marble-floor-mosaics-volubilis-morocco/.
Image Notes

Photograph created April 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B42.196. Notes written on the slide or index: Maison aux Travaux d'Hercule, Volubilis, Volubilis.

Identifier CU.096
Collection CU: Morocco
Location Volubilis, Morocco
Year 1974
Batch Stamp JUN 74
Keywords Trees,
Stone,
Basilica,
Animal Figure,
Mosaic,
Human Figure,
Roman,
Third Century AD,
Written Date April, 1974
Printed Date June, 1974
Slide Notes Maison aux Travaux d'Hercule, Volubilis
Index Notes Volubilis
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