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Villa Dar Buc Ammera
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otherwise indicated, pictures on this page © Marco Prins and Jona
Lendering. Photos can be downloaded and used for non-commercial purposes,
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The splendid ancient sea resort now known as Dar Buc Ammera can be
found three kilometer east of modern Zliten, which in turn is east of the
ruins of Lepcis
Magna. The villa best known for its splendid mosaics, which
today are on display in the Archaeological Museum in Tripoli. |
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One of these mosaics shows the four seasons. To the left, we can see this
representation of the spring. The same theme is also depicted in the Villa
Selene. |
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Running counterclockwise, we meet Summer at the bottom of the mosaic... |
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... Autumn to the right, ... |
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and on top, we meet Winter. |
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To the left and right of these four ladies, we see land animals and
birds... |
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... a sacrificial animal and more birds. |
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Fish... |
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... and more fish, ... |
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... fishermen with waterbirds, ... |
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and hunters and birds. Landscapes like these are called "Nilotic scenes"
because they were believed to represent life on the banks of the Nile.
They are very common and remained popular until the end of Antiquity (cf.
the mosaics in the Villa Selene, in the Villa
with the Mosaics of the Nile and at Theodorias). |
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© Jona Lendering
for
Livius.Org,
2006
Revision: 14 June 2007
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