Close up of mosaic tesserae partially depicting Erotes holding weapons and large lacuna, after conservation
- Description:
- Close up of mosaic tesserae partially depicting Erotes holding weapons and large lacuna, after conservation
- Photographer:
- Image captured by Project Staff
- Date Created:
- July 16, 2003
- Collection:
- Greco-Roman Museum Mosaic Conservation
- Series:
- Post-conservation
- Subseries:
- Stag Hunt Mosaic
- Location:
- Alexandria, Egypt and Al Iskandarīyah
- Time Period:
- Hellenistic Period and Ptolemaic Period
- Topic:
- Art, Greco-Roman, Greek gods, Greek mythology, Love, Wildlife-related recreation, Damage--Antiquities, Mosaics, Tesserae, and Stonework
- Genre:
- color photographs and documentary photography
- Conservation Note:
- On the right side of the picture, there is the third Eros. Only his legs and right hand have been preserved. He approaches the animal on tiptoe, holding a yellow spear with a bluish blade. His wrist and ankles are embellished with bracelets of gold indicated with yellow tesserae and framed with lead strips (Final Remarks Report).
- Copyright Status:
- copyrighted
- Creative Commons License:
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- Local ID:
- arce_ca_mmc_images_0027.tif
- Project History:
- Within the walls of the Greco-Roman Museum, Alexandria, Egypt are three intricate mosaics of very fine quality between the second and third century, BCE. Under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE), Father Michele Piccirillo of the Studium Biblicum Franciscum directed the conservation of the mosaics. Notably, it resulted in the public viewing of the stag hunt mosaic for the first time since its discovery. Conservation work was made possible with the support of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (formerly the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities).
- Funding Agency:
- Greco-Roman Museum Mosaic Conservation project was made possible with funding by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Grant No. 263-G-00-93-00089-00 and administered by the Egyptian Antiquities Project (EAP) of the American Research Center in Egypt (ARCE).