Mosaic emblema with cupids gathering roses in a garden
late 2nd–mid-3rd century
Place of ManufactureTunisia
Country of Origin, for CustomsTunisia
Medium/TechniqueFine stone and glass tesserae on terracotta panel
DimensionsLender accessory (Mount (overall dims of object in the mount)): 48.5 x 61.1 x 12.3 cm (19 1/8 x 24 1/16 x 4 13/16 in.)
Framed (Aluminum frame with a pair of wall cleats): 39.8 x 59.8 x 5.8 cm (15 11/16 x 23 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Framed (Aluminum frame with a pair of wall cleats): 39.8 x 59.8 x 5.8 cm (15 11/16 x 23 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by Jeffrey and Pamela Dippel Choney
Accession number2003.340
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMosaics
Collections
ProvenanceAccording to a letter from Günter Puhze, dated November 2, 2002, the mosaic "was in the possession of a French physician and found on his property in Sousse/Tunesia in 1938 (at that time a French protectorate). Before the independence of Tunesia it was brought to France"; by 1992: with Galerie Günter Puhze, Stadtstrasse 28, D-7800 Freiburg, Germany (Kunst der Antike 10, 1993, no. 27); September 17, 2003: purchased by MFA from Galerie Günter Puhze with funds donated by Jeffrey and Pamela Dippel Choney
6th century A.D.
3rd century A.D.
A.D. 450–462
A.D. 450–462
