Corridor of "The Great Hunt" (36 a-c)
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Publication Date
12-3-2025
Abstract
This long hallway mosaic depicts a scene known as the “Great Hunt”. It celebrates the apotheosis of imperial power through the capture and transport of exotic animals for games in the Roman amphitheater. This is represented across 7 scenes: they are divided into three registers: the upper band with a wild or urbanized landscape background, the central band by genre scenes with chases between animals, and the lowest band depicting the capture and transport of animals. The protagonists of the registers are three types of characters: military hunters, servants and transport workers, and officials. Other details include the personification of Mauretania, depictions of Italy as “the land between two seas”, and other regions of the globe like North Africa, Ethiopia, Carthage, Rome, and Egypt.
Model Creation Date
02/01/2022
Alt Text
A three-dimensional model of the flooring of a very long, narrow hallway in an ancient estate. Though some decay and damage obscure a few details, the entire length of the hallway is covered in an intricate and colored tile mosaic. At the far ends of the hall are semi-circular sections with additional mosaic illustrations that complement the main scenes and themes of the hallway. The 3D model can be freely moved, rotated, and zoomed in and out, allowing the viewer to inspect the object with greater detail and from multiple different angles.
Extent
1 3D Model
Media Type
Models (Representations); Renderings (Drawings)
Digitization Specifications
Method: Agisoft Metashape
Processing Software
Agisoft Metashape
Download Size
89MB
Geometry
249.2k Triangles
Format
Digital Only
Materials
1
Rigged Geometries
No
Scale Transformations
No
Textures
1
UV Layers
Yes
Vertex Colors
No
Vertices
127k
Recommended Citation
USF Institute for Digital Exploration, "Corridor of "The Great Hunt" (36 a-c)" (2025). Villa del Casale Mosaics. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/idex_casale/17
