Roman mosaic Duck in vine leaves (Large Print)

Synopsis

This image shows a diagram of a mosaic and a diagram of a detail of the mosaic. There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up. There is the complete but simplified mosaic on the left of the page and a detail showing the tiles that make up part of the mosaic on the right of the page. A traditional Roman mosaic is made of a great number of differently coloured tile fragments. In the image on the right the tiles are shown significantly larger than in real life so it will work tactually. The diagram on the left shows an image of a duck seen from the side facing left, both legs can be found but only one eye and wing is shown. It is surrounded by decorative fronds and vine leaves. The ducks head is towards the top left of the image with the beak pointing left and down. From the head the neck curves down and left to the body. At the base of the neck there is a part ring of white. In the centre of the body a bolder line that curves down and right represents the wing. Towards the tail on the right there is a patch of paler colour. Down from the body are the two legs and wide feet. On the left of the image is an area representing leaves. From them come curling tendrils in two shades of green - dashed and solid lines. To the right of the ducks head is a circular flower head. It has various rings of colour getting smaller to the centre. A wiggly stem goes down and right to the edge of the image. Halfway along it has a leaf up and down from the stem. At the bottom right are more vine leaves and one decorative frond. A line of very dark green tiles surrounds the image. At the top and bottom these are two tiles wide. An image border surrounds the image on the right. Most of the image is the duck enlarged from the image on the left. The duck fills the centre of the image and is shown in tiles, mainly a green colour. The ducks head is in the top left of the image with the beak pointing left and down. The beak is made from red-brown tiles. In the centre of the head is an eye made from a single dark blue tile. It is surrounded by white tiles. From the head the neck curves down and left to the body. At the base of the neck there is a part ring of white fringed with very dark blue tiles above and below it. In the centre of the body a bolder line of tiles that curves down and right represents the wing. At the start of this line up and down the page are pale yellow-green tiles. Towards the tail on the right there is a patch of paler coloured tiles. The breast of the bird is in red-brown tiles. Down from the body are the two legs and wide feet. The one to the left is of green tiles but the one to the right is of red-brown tiles. In the top right of the image is the flower head. In the centre is a dark brown tile surrounded by four white tiles. Pale yellow green tiles surround this. The outer edge of the flower head is a ring of alternating red-brown and white tiles. A line of dark green tiles goes from the bottom right of the flower head to the centre right of the image, these represent the flower stem. Dark green tiles up and down from this represent parts of leaves. The background to the image, surrounding the duck and flower, is a mass of small ivory coloured tiles. For clarity these are not shown. The mosaic dates from the 3rd to 5th century. It was found in Tunis, Tunisia. The artist is unknown.

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Rnib Bookshare

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Date of addition:

2016-08-04

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Copyright date:

2012

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RNIB Bookshare 

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

History, Nonfiction