Font de Mussa Mosaic

Mosaic de la Font de Mussa

Detail of the Mosaic, with Faustulus represented.
Type Mosaic
Medium Marble
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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