The mosaic in the crypt of the Basilica in Aquileia from the IVth century shows, among other things, the fight between the rooster (symbol of light/day) and the turtle
(Symbol for darkness/night). The rooster is considered, among other things, a symbol of Christian vigilance, including the resurrection. It heralds the new day and crowns many church towers to this day. The turtle, on the other hand, is considered a creature of the underworld. The Italian word for turtle (Tartaruga) is the same as the ancient Greek word tartarus, the name for the underworld.
[hint: this is an automatic translation from German]
| Category: Photos
| Material: Papier
| Country of origin:
Friuli – Venezia Giulia, Italy
| Artist: Guiseppe Ghedina
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Similar pieces
You will see on the stylized turtle shell the exhibits arranged according to their similarity. Click on the turtle shell and explore the exhibition!
The pattern of a turtle resembles a mathematical Voronoi diagram. We use a Voronoi diagram here, which displays exhibits on a surface partitioned according to the similarity of the pieces. The similarities of the pieces are calculated by an artificial intelligence algorithm.
Das oben links dargestellte Objekt (farbig umrandet) ist das Referenzobjekt zu dem die ähnlichen Objekte dargestellt werden. Ein neues Referenzobjekt kann aus den angezeigten ähnlichen Stücken per Klick bestimmt werden. So kann man sich entlang von Ähnlichkeiten durch die Ausstellung bewegen.