The Venus Mosaic comes from the floor of a Roman villa discovered in Rudston in 1933 by a farmer ploughing his field. At its centre, a dynamic figure of Venus stands nude, her long hair flowing wildly. She wears bracelets on her arms and perhaps holds the golden apple awarded to her in the - ThreadSky

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handhyorkshire.bsky.social • 19 days ago

The Venus Mosaic comes from the floor of a Roman villa discovered in Rudston in 1933 by a farmer ploughing his field. At its centre, a dynamic figure of Venus stands nude, her long hair flowing wildly. She wears bracelets on her arms and perhaps holds the golden apple awarded to her in the

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handhyorkshire.bsky.social•19 days ago

Judgement of Paris. A Triton, symbolising her birth from the sea, appears nearby, while other circles in the fragment depict birds, animals, and additional figures. Numerous other mosaics and painted plaster walls from this 4th-century villa were also unearthed and are now housed in the

handhyorkshire.bsky.social•19 days ago

Hull and East Riding Museum. Image Image: © Hull Museums CC BY-ND