Thursday - April 01, 2010

AN AWESOME 10 YEAR LABOR OF LOVE ON DISPLAY AND FOR SALE … TAKE A LOOK AT REAL ART.

This is not only a true work of art, it’s an outstanding example of patience, determination and a love of history. And any other very positive set of words you may come up with.  When I saw the one photo available in the hard copy, I was blown away. And there was not much text to explain it either.
So I went to the on line version of the Daily Mail and was doubly blown away again.  This is really exciting, awesome stuff. Wow.
And to think what’s left of the ancient original will be reburied.  ???  They say it’s for preservation. I don’t quite understand that. It should be unearthed and room made somewhere to house the original.  Hell, if they need money, the state should pay whatever the cost and simply deduct the cost and the future expense of upkeep, from the money they throw away on useless people and countries. Damn!

Please see the link because there are loads more photos and even the one I have here I have reduced to save space. 

Of its 60 rooms, 20 had mosaic floors including the large hall which contained the Orpheus pavement featuring one of the most important figures in Greek mythology.

IS THAT AWESOME ER WHAT? 
I can just imagine what the ancients might say upon seeing what passes for ‘art’ in our world.

Labour of love: How two brothers spent ten years creating 47ft replica of largest Roman mosaic ever found in Britain

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 1:56 PM on 01st April 2010

Two brothers today revealed a painstaking reconstruction of Britain’s largest Roman mosaic that took them ten years to complete.

Bob and John Woodward used 1.6million tiny pieces to produce their copy of the Orpheus pavement.

Now the 47ft square pavement is being auctioned and it is expected to fetch £25,000.

The mosaic depicts the the ancient Greek music master Orpheus and lyre resting on his left knee, his hunting dog alongside him and a myriad of beasts all around him.

The animals include a tiger, leopard, lion, elephant, bear, gryphon, stag, horse, wild boar and birds such as pheasants, peacocks and doves.

A pair of water nymphs are depicted in each spandrel.

The work is currently on display at Prinknash Abbey, near Stroud, but the lease has come to an end and its owner - who does not wish to be identified - has decided to sell.

Iona Sale, who is publicising the event for auctioneers Chorley’s, said it had been challenging putting an estimated sale price on the mosaic - because no-one had ever attempted such a feat before.

She said: ‘We have had a lot of interest in the mosaic already.

‘A guesstimate is that it will sell for approximately £15,000 to £25,000. But it’s so hard to determine what it will sell for because it’s such a one-off.’

The original mosaic, which dates back to 325 AD, was first fully excavated in 1793 at Woodchester, Gloucestershire.

Although it is missing many pieces, it still shows a full picture.

It has only occasionally been exposed since then before being re-covered with earth.

During its most recent uncovering in 1973, when the brothers first fell in love with it, more than 150,000 visitors caused chaos when they descended on the village.

SEE IT ALL AND READ MORE HERE

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