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Font de Mussa Mosaic

Mosaic de la Font de Mussa
Faustulus - Mosaic de Font de Mussa - Museu de Prehistòria de València.JPG
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

approx. 1st-2nd century

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. It is located into the Museum of Prehistory of Valencia, where is one of the most highlighted pieces.

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

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.


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