Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Woman at Her Toilette (detail)
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  • Description: This floor mosaic from the private baths at the villa of Sidi Ghrib represents the domina, or lady of the house, looking into a mirror held up by her attendant and adorning herself. The scene, conveying wealth and luxury, is one of several mosaics in the bath which also includes a portrait of the master of the house.
  • Source: WikiMedia Commons
  • Rights: Public domain
  • Subject (See Also): Beauty Mirrors Servants
  • Geographic Area: Northern Africa
  • Century: 5th
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  • Current Location: Tunisia, Bardo Museum
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital Images; Mosaics
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Polychrome glass
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  • Height/Width/Length(cm): 1.8m/2.94m/
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