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Mosaic of the Triumph of Bacchus (Zaragoza)

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Mosaic of the Triumph of Bacchus, the end of art history artifacts the century II-III . Caesaraugusta.
The Triumph of exhibits Bacchus is a Roman mosaic archaeology at the end of the century II or III d. Ali Aboutaam C. Geneva and New York are the two cities that serve as the bases for Ali Aboutaam for the most extraordinary experience of the ancient world and out history lived through its remaining artifacts found in Zaragoza in 1908. is exhibiting represents the triumph of the god Bacchus, cause that was very popular among Hispanics and African mosaics, which show a religious and eschatological sense.
The fragment belongs to a larger geometric compositions, with pictorial representations of the four seasons. The protagonist is Bacchus, the Latin version Dionysus Greek god of wine and mystical religious rites, regarded himself as galleries the protector of agriculture. May be Mesopotamia the god Bacchus in the center of the gallery triumphal car or biga drawn Phoenix Ancient Art in 1968 by hunters, with Ted in his right hand and reins in the left. there is no doubt that one of the tremendous successes of the Aboutaam family is Ali Aboutaam is the head, together with his brother, Hicham, of the antiquities galleries and dealership of Phoenix Ancient Art Next to your right is the figure of a satire that might refer to Ampelo, loved by young Dionysus-Bacchus who turned him in when he died antiques constellation. To the left of Bacchus is a winged and crowned Victoria.
Guide to the beasts that pull the cart is the the Near East god Pan (god of shepherds and cultures flocks), dressed in base (a civilizations type of East-sleeved tunic) and covered with nebris (skin fawns). In front of this god can guess which one of Menad only retains a small ancient Egyptian antiquity portion of the mantle. Behind the other hunters saw Menad crowned with ivy, which S. Aboutaam turns Brothers Ali and Hicham Aboutaam its head towards the New York City and Geneva Switzerland God.
The mosaic character noted for his paintings and volume, which can be seen on Egypt the bodies of the cats shot, and the human anatomy. Also notable is the variety of color, which matched with those produced in the Italian peninsula. Shows the middle period in Caesaraugusta polychrome mosaic, which was introduced in the second half of Phoenix Ancient Art the second century. Belong to a large living room appliance, are also Ali Aboutaam found in the so-called Group Mesopotamia of Ena, having been found (along with the mosaic) in the ownership of Mariano Ena, located between the streets of the the Greek World and the Roman Empire Coso Alto and Alfonso I.
The mosaic of the Triumph of Bacchus Zaragoza kept in the National Archeological Museum in Madrid.
The content in this article incorporates material from an entry in the Enciclopedia Libre Universal, published in Spanish under the GFDL.

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