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Orpheus with animals and the Four Seasons, mosaic 

This is the central panel of a Gallo-Roman mosaic floor originally decorated a room. It is composed of a honeycomb hexagons set within a circle, set within a square. At the center there is a bust of Orpheus wearing a Phrygian cap. Orpheus is surrounded by six reclining wild animals: bear, goat, two lions and two felines. Personifications of the Four Seasons are placed in the corners. The mosaic is well-preserved, but it has been restored several times in its long history. 


Caption Mosaic with Orpheus and animals, with four seasons in the corners

Mythic people Orpheus (Musician)

Type Mosaic

Origin Saint-Romain-en-Gal, France

Current position The J. Paul Getty Museum

Index number 62.AH.2

Dating 150-200 AD

Notes

Μουσείο Getty: Mosaic Floor with Orpheus and the Animals, with Four Seasons in the Corners (Getty Museum)

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