Revisiting the Leda Mosaic Found at Kornmarkt, Trier (Augusta Treverorum)
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Undoubtedly, the unique character and the inexplicable, at least in appearance, conjugation of the two main scenes, with various inscriptions, in the two large concave octagons that stand out in the geometric scheme of the field, that is, a scene perhaps of sleight of hand and another of mythological inspiration with the birth of Helena, have given rise to theories, among others, as opposite as the representation of a mystery cult and, in the completely opposite sense, another that identifies it as an expression of the mockery of traditional cults from the most critical Christian sectors of Augusta Treverorum.
In this paper, however, the analysis of the figures contained in the geometric compartments in the shape of a circle and a spindle, with servants and saltatrices, who are also identified by epigraphs with their own names, sheds light on the interpretation of the mosaic. In this regard, the consideration of some parallels for the figures of servants and saltatrices, as well as information from literary sources and the context of the ancient Augusta Treverorum in which the mosaic was commissioned are equally revealing when drawing our conclusions. on the identification of a banquet, including the entertainments of the comissatio.
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Araştırma Makalesi
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0000-0002-2421-6792
Spain
Yayımlanma Tarihi
9 Kasım 2022
Gönderilme Tarihi
7 Ocak 2022
Kabul Tarihi
1 Eylül 2022
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2022 Sayı: 15
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Representations of Music and the Dance in Late Roman Art
Journal of Mosaic Research
https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1564702