Keywords: Roman - Floor Mosaic with Partridge - Walters 4318.jpg This mosaic fragment together with Walters 43 19 decorated the floor of a Roman house in Tunisia North Africa In a circular frame a partridge stands between two marsh plants The naturalistic detail brought the charm of the outdoors to the interior domestic setting century 2 3 Roman marble tesserae cm 74 3 68 5 1 accession number 43 18 5783 François Goiran Sousse Tunisia Roger Goiran date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1974 by purchase Museum purchase with funds provided by the S A P Fund 1974 place of origin Rome Italy Walters Art Museum license Ancient Roman art in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review |