Tunisia is acclaimed of having one of the best collections of mosaics. From pre-historic to Islamic period, you can have an opportunity to view these mosaics depicting various portraits, which were discovered from different regions of Tunisia.
Tunisia is renowned for its great mosaic collection which hails mostly from the 3rd and 4th century. Tunis which features the most famous Bardo Museum claims to have a magnificent mosaic collection which has the impressions of Pre-historic, Roman, Punic and Islamic period. In the Bardo Museum, the restored mosaics were gathered from the regions of Sousse, Carthage, Dougga and Bulla Region and have been classified under such classifications. One of the important displays in museum is present in the Sousse section- the Triumph of Neptune. Another interesting object is the unique portrait of Virgil. The mastery skills that are displayed in the museum usually have scenes depicting hunting activities, fishes, games, mythological gods and goddesses and other legendary personalities like Hercules and Odysseus. |