Poligny (Jura), France: an ancient mosaic floor at the villa of Estavage (Chambrettes), including figures of gryphons and centaurs. Line engraving.
- Date:
- 1800-1899
- Reference:
- 3086005i
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About this work
Description
In the centre is a lion eating the head of a lamb. In the corners are pairs of gryphons, and above them pairs of centaurs. On each of the four sides is an oblong panel containing the winged head of a man. The figures had been interpreted as grotesques, but were reinterpreted by Bruand as astrological motifs in a temple of the sun
Publication/Creation
1800-1899
Physical description
1 print : line engraving ; image 11.7 x 11.7 cm
References note
Anna Giuseppe Bruand, Dissertation sur une mosaïque découverte près de la ville de Poligny, département du Jura, Paris: Impr. de L.-G. Michaud, 1816
Type/Technique
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores