Art Institute of Chicago
Table Rim Fragments
Roman or Byzantine
- Date
- 4th century
- Medium
- Marble
- Culture
- Istanbul
- Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
Depictions of hunting and wild animals were ubiquitous in the homes of the wealthy during the late Roman and early Byzantine periods. The theme adorned silver plates, textiles, floors, and furnishings such as these marble fragments, which once formed the rim of a table. Here, the artist has represented a range of animals in combat, including a stag, ram, boar, and dog. The meaning of this imagery changed according to context: in the home it would remind viewers of different forms of entertainment, such as hunting or public games. In a church, on the other hand, it might symbolize the sinful world with its cycles of violence and death.
The authoritative record is held by Art Institute of Chicago. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Linked open data
Authority identifiers that link this record into the wider web of cultural data — stable references you can follow to the source.
- Object type
- AAT300411641
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Art Institute of Chicago and other institutions.
Mosaic Fragment with Grazing Camel
Art Institute of Chicago
Tabletop with Hunting Scenes
Getty Museum
Fragment of a Relief of a Horseman and Companion from a Funerary Building
Getty Museum
Altar Front
Cleveland Museum of Art
Lion and Bird with Other Animal Parts
Art Institute of Chicago
Roman Landscape with Cattle and Shepherds
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Elephant Attacking a Feline
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Cinerary Box with Cover
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Architectural Fragment with Relief Carving
Art Institute of Chicago
Relief Fragments Depicting a Seated Woman and a Griffin
Art Institute of Chicago
Fragmentary Mosaic Floor with Bear Hunt
Getty Museum
The Feast of Dives
Getty Museum