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- Title
DE RERUM NATURA: THE LOD MOSAIC FLOOR AS A COSMOLOGICAL AND TRANSCENDENTAL ALLEGORY.
- Authors
Sevilla-Sadeh, Nava
- Abstract
The Lod Roman carpet mosaic, dated to around 300 CE, consists in three panels containing images of animals. The centre and upper panels present geometric forms enclosing various images, while the lower panel portrays various marine creatures and ships within the same undivided space. This portrayal seems to be offering a conceptual representation of the universe as it was perceived in Antiquity. Anchored in the methodology of artistic research, the present study seeks to analyse both the aesthetic features of each panel and the mosaic as a unified work, based on the approach that these features, together and individually, contribute to the overall idea. Based on Roman thought, this study focuses on the metaphorical and symbolic meanings of the depicted animals and other images, interpreting them as a cosmological and transcendental allegory.
- Subjects
ALLEGORY; GEOMETRIC shapes; MARITIME shipping; CARPETS; METAPHOR; MOSAICS (Art); FLOORING
- Publication
Baltic Journal of Art History, 2021, Vol 22, p163
- ISSN
1736-8812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12697/BJAH.2021.22.05