Mosaic, Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, Spain
Head of Medusa, detail, central section from a Roman floor mosaic, late 2nd n" early 3rd century AD, Severian period, in marble, limestone, glass paste and sigillata pottery, in the Museu Nacional Arqueologic de Tarragona, in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. This is the finest of all the mosaics found in Tarraco, from a house in the port area. The city was an important fortified Roman colony named Tarraco and its remains are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14117134
Media ID
45943421
Size
7087px x 4813px
(20.8MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
