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Creation Year
January 1974
Image ID
CU.096
Alternate Identifier
B42.196
Subcollection
CU: Morocco
Abstract
Roman floor mosaic in the Volubilis. -AS
Description
The seventh labor in the “Labors of Hercules” mosaic program is Hercules wrestling with the Cretan Bull. In the myth, Hercules captures the Bull in Minoan Crete and ships it to Tiryns. The slayed Nimean lion (the first of the twelve labors) is illustrated on the periphery. -CK
References
"Roman Marble Floor Mosaics – Volubilis – Morocco, Africa." Mosaic Art Source. 2009. Accessed November 14, 2016. https://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/12/31/marble-floor-mosaics-volubilis-morocco/.
Image Notes
Photograph created April 1974. Photograph processed June 1974. Formerly catalogued as B42.196. Notes written on the slide or index: Maison aux Travaux d'Hercule, Volubilis, Volubilis.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Volubilis, Morocco
Keywords
Roman, Third Century AD, Mosaic, Basilica, Animal Figure, Trees, Human Figure, Stone
Rights Statement
