File:Pella Mosaics VIII - The Hunters and the Deer (50009205138).jpg
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Mosaic floor depicting a deer hunt framed by plant and geometrical motifs. The mosaic adorned a small symposium hall. The main scene, which probably reproduces an existent prototype from a large scale painting, shows two youths who have already captured the animals and are about to kill it The two characters could be identified, probably, as Alexander the Great (left), and Hephaestion, his boyhood friend. The artist introduces a new technique with the use of small pebbles closely spaced in order to render the plasticity of the bodies, while he ménages to create a three-dimensional feeling by applying rich chromatic gradations and strong chiaroscuro. His signature preserved above the figures , ΦΝΩΣΙΣ ΕΡΟΗΣΕΝ (Gnosis made it), is the oldest inscription mentioning a mosaicist’s name known so far. Source: Museum notice Pebble mosaic Artist’ signature: Gnosis 320 – 300 BC From “The House of the Abduction of Helen”, Pella Pella, Archaeological Museum |
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| Source | Pella Mosaics VIII - The Hunters and the Deer |
| Author | Egisto Sani from Italy |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Egisto Sani at https://flickr.com/photos/69716881@N02/50009205138. It was reviewed on 9 May 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
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