Framed Print : An ancient method of hunting tigers around a sphere of glass or mirror trap. Late Roman mosaic in the Corridor of the Great Hunt
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An ancient method of hunting tigers around a sphere of glass or mirror trap. Late Roman mosaic in the Corridor of the Great Hunt
An ancient method of hunting tigers around a sphere of glass or mirror trap. Late Roman mosaic in the Corridor of the Great Hunt, Villa Romana del Casale, Piazza Armerina, Sicily, Italy. The mosaic depicts a female tiger gazing at miniature reflection of herself in a glass ball or pool of water. According to one interpretation, the tigress is momentarily deceived into thinking she has found one of her stolen cubs Piazza Armerina, Enna Province, Sicily, Italy: detail of mosaic in Villa Romana del Casale, built in the early 300s CE and one of the grandest examples of a Late Roman villa. The mosaic in this image is in the Corridor of the Great Hunt. It depicts a tigress gazing at a miniature reflection of herself in a glass ball or pool of water and possibly illustrates an ancient method of hunting tigers around a sphere of glass or mirror trap. According to one interpretation, the tigress is momentarily deceived into thinking she has found one of her stolen cubs. The Corridor of the Great Hunt is a long hall covered with mosaics which illustrate the hunting, capture, caging and transport of animals destined for ‘venationes or beast spectacles - the killing of wild animals for entertainment. These mosaics were probably created by African mosaicists. The Villa Romana del Casale was inhabited for at least 150 years after it was built in the early 300s, but was badly damaged by the Vandals in the late 400s, then completely abandoned after a mudslide in the 1100s. In the 1950s the villa's archaeological treasures were unearthed. Today, it is accepted that the villa was the property of a high-level senatorial aristocrat, although some have suggested an Emperor as owner. The Villa Romana del Casale is now protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. D1242.B4822
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© Terence Kerr
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16x12 Print in an MDF Wooden Frame with 180 gsm Satin Finish Paper. Glazed using shatter proof thin plexiglass. Frame thickness is 1 inch and depth 0.75 inch. Fluted cardboard backing held with clips. Supplied ready to hang with sawtooth hanger and rubber bumpers. Spot clean with a damp cloth. Packaged foam wrapped in a card.
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