Mosaic detail from Room 7
The house of Dionysus. Late 2nd century CE.
Paphos, Archaeological Park
Mosaic detail from Room 7.
The house of Dionysus. Late 2nd century CE.
Paphos, Archaeological Park.
Description:
After looking at Phaedra and Hippolytos one should retrace one’s steps slightly and proceed further north to a large hall decorated with a polychrome geometric pattern. The design is one of the most effective in the house and consists of bands, filled either with a wave motif or a guilloche (plaited ribbons), which inter-twin to form a regular succession of small and large circles. These circles and the spaces between them are decorated with a great variety of fillers. These are mostly geometric but they also include many objects and utensils of everyday use. Amongst them are craters, an amphora, a jug and a ladle, several trays (one containing three pomegranates), a garland of flowers and even a silver jug and a mirror. Also worthy of note are the double-axes and the peltae (shields) depicted on the threshold of the room.
Credits:
© 1998 Photo, text: W. A. Daszewski, D. Michaelidis. “Guide to the Paphos Mosaics”. Bank of Cyprus cultural foundation, 1998. P. 30—31.