4th Room of Private Apartment (29)

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This polychrome mosaic is in good condition. It depicts an idyllic landscape of symmetrically arranged cupid fishermen. The foreground of the mosaic shows a marine view with thick underwater vegetation, and the background has a villa with a large portico. The realistic portrayal of the architecture follows the semicircular inlet of the rocky shore. The rest of the scene takes place at sea and is occupied by 4 boats, decorated with similar colors as the villa and adorned with different geometric motifs. Each boat has 3 cupid fishermen inside marked with a black “V” on the forehead – a distinctive sign of the tetrarchic era. The detail of the cupid fishermen being depicted without wings shows the tendency to humanize fantastical figures in these mosaics.

This 3D model was generated through digital data captured by Techne S.A.S on behalf of University of South Florida and in partnership with the University of Catania, and processed in Agisoft Metashape.