Pompeii
Title
Pompeii
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
February 9, 2016
Alternative Title or Name
House of Vesbinus
Creator2
McCardell, Chris (photograph)
Work Type
visual works (works)
Date
2006
Work Location
Italy (nation)
Pompeii (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Imperial (Roman)
Subject
mosaics (visual works)
Wild boar
Description
View of boar mosaic at an entrance to the House of Vesbinus in Pompeii, Italy. "...in general the boar didn't carry the same symbolic and practical weight for the Romans that it did for Celtic and Germanic tribes. While the Romans, like the Greeks and Celts, used domestic animals in religious sacrifices, boars played their part in bloody arena spectacles where different species fights were staged among elephants, rhinos, buffaloes, tigers, leopards, and wolves ... In Roman art boars were rendered most often in hunting scenes and illustrations of Greek myths assimilated into Roman theology,"--The Golden-Bristled Boar: Last Ferocious Beast of the Forest, by Jeffrey Greene.
Material/Medium
tesserae (mosaic components)
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
cvmita027
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