Roman memento mori mosaic

Roman memento mori mosaic. Mosaics consist of small pieces of coloured glass or stone, used to form an image or pattern on a floor or wall. This mosaic, a memento mori ( remember you will die ), uses symbols to covey its message. The builders level (libella) supports a plumb-bob symbolising death (a skull), below which is a butterfly (the soul) balanced on a wheel (fortune). Balanced from the level are symbols of poverty (right) and wealth (left). This mosaic is displayed in the Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy. Science Photo Library features Science and Medical images including photos and illustrations. © SHEILA TERRY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

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Ancient Rome Antiquity Art History Balancing Butter Fly C Ulture Classical Death Fortune Italian Italy Life Memento Mori Mortality Mosaic Mosaic Tile Museum Naples National Archaeological Museum Pattern Poverty Religion Religious Roman Rome Soul Stone Symbol Symbolic Symbols Tile Tiled Tiles Wealth Wheel Concepts Masons Plumb Line Wheel Of Fortune

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