Bardo Museum
Tunis, Tunisia
in the former Turkish Palace
tribute to scholarship
is now one of the best collections of Roman/Byzantine mosaics
hunting scene
mosaics were laid on large floors
in hunting lodges, residences or churches
(in this collection are many small blocks taken from much larger mosaics)
a lion
gaming
Sea Goddess
Dionysos
(dressed in a blue tunic),
throwing pirates overboard and turning them into dolphins
ship forced to come
close to land due to a storm
scene from Homer's Odyssey where
Odysseus sails past the island with the sirens, tied to the mast to avoid their
temptations.
a church
man and birds
more birds
and more birds
pouring oil or wine?
church
a peacock
(mosaics were used later in Arab and Ottoman times)
Photos of Bardo Museum mosaics taken in 1975
