File:Mosaic in the Musée National du Bardo in Tunis of the poet Virgil (3rd century AD).jpg

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Virgil mosaic  wikidata:Q3324689 reasonator:Q3324689
Title
Virgil mosaic
label QS:Lfr,"mosaïque de Virgile"
label QS:Len,"Virgil mosaic"
label QS:Lar,"فسيفساء فيرجيل"
label QS:Lzh,"維吉爾鑲嵌畫"
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Object type mosaic Edit this at Wikidata
Depicted people Virgil Edit this at Wikidata
Date 3rd century
date QS:P,+250-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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Medium marble Edit this at Wikidata
Dimensions length: 1.2 m (48 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 1.2 m (48 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2043,+1.22U11573
dimensions QS:P2049,+1.22U11573
Place of creation Hadrumetum Edit this at Wikidata
Place of discovery Sousse Edit this at Wikidata
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References http://www.bardomuseum.tn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78%3Avirgile&catid=43%3Alatine-romaine-&Itemid=74&lang=fr Edit this at Wikidata

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Description A 3rd century AD mosaic in the Musée National du Bardo in Tunis, Tunisia, depicts the Latin poet Virgil flanked by two muses. This is the only mosaic depiction of Virgil which has come down to us from antiquity.
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Source Latin Poet Virgil
Author David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada
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Camera location36° 48′ 33.57″ N, 10° 08′ 01.65″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by D-Stanley at https://flickr.com/photos/79721788@N00/25561404328 (archive). It was reviewed on 7 January 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0.

7 January 2018

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