Font de Mussa Mosaic

Mosaic de la Font de Mussa
Detail of the Mosaic, with Faustulus represented.
Artist Unknown
Year

approx. 1st-2nd century

Discovered in 2001 in Font de Mussa (Benifaió)
Type Mosaic
Medium Marble
Dimensions 550 cm × 425 cm (220 in × 167 in)
Location Prehistory Museum of Valencia, Valencia

The Mosaic de la Font de Mussa (Mosaic from the Source of Mussa, in English) is a Roman mosaic found in Benifaió (Ribera Alta, Land of Valencia) and that dates of the 1st or 2nd century.[1] It is located into the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia, where is one of the most highlighted pieces.[2]

Its a mosaic of opus tessellatum decorated with tesselles of marble of 6 millimeters.[1]

It presents a central decoration polychromated showing figures that represents the shepherd Faustulus and his brother in front of a cave where there is a wolf that would suckle to Romulus and Remus.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 El mosaico romano de "los orígenes de Roma". Barcelona: Ed. Laia. 2004. p. 134. ISBN 8493337145.
  2. ↑ Bonet Rosado, Helena; Albiach Descals, Rosa; Gozalbes Fernández de Palencia, Manuel (2003). Romans i visigots a les terres valencianes. Valencia: Museu de Prehistòria de València. p. 302. ISBN 84-7795-340-6.


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