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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.
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Rights:
Public domain
Subject
(See Also)
:
Beauty
Mirrors
Servants
Geographic Area:
Northern Africa
Century:
5th
Date:
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Current Location:
Tunisia, Bardo Museum
Original Location:
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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