Cultural object · Europeana
IMAGE- Country
- Sweden
- Provider
- The Museum of Mediterranean and Near Eastern Antiquities
- Collection
- 91646_Ag_SE_SwedishNationalHeritage_smvk-mmgrom
The mosaic pictures a red deer, jumping to the left, looking back over his shoulder. The antlers are quite big and ornamental with many ramifications. There are also two ornamented, curved stems, framing the deer, each ending in flower buds. Below the deer, it’s shadow is visible. The front legs are lifted high, pointing forwards, while the hind legs are hidden behind some kind of verdure. The body is mainly made of reddish-brown tesserae where the darkest ones illustrates the shadows running al
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