The world famous Bardo Museum of ancient mosaics and art |
Fragment of a chapel floor featuring St. Marie du Zit, 4th C. AD |
Part of a double tomb, a woman called Victoria, Tabarka, 4th C. AD |
Second part of of the double tomb representing a scribe, Tabarka, 4th C. AD |
Baptistry pool in the early Christian room on the 1st floor |
Stairway to the First Floor |
Geometric pattern floor mosaic, Ground Floor |
Geometric pattern floor mosaic, Ground Floor |
Lucius Verus, Bardo Museum |
Perseus & Andromeda with a River God and Sea Monster, 3rd C. AD |
Perseus holding a Gorgon's head, 3rd C. AD |
Floral and geometric mosaic, Bulla Regia |
Minia Procula, Priestess of the Imperial Cult, 2nd C. AD, Bulla Regia |
Minerva, 2nd C. AD Bulla Regia |
Apollo, 2nd C. AD Bulla Regia |
Ceres, 2nd C. AD Bulla Regia |
Early Christian floor mosaic |
Floor of a chapel representing Daniel surrounded by lions, Borj El Yahoudi, 4th C. AD |
The Three Graces and the Four Seasons, Oued-Remel, 3rd C AD |
Mosaic of boxers, Bardo Museum |
Deceased represented with Hercules' attributes, Borj El Amri, 3rd C. AD |
Part of a vast fragmented polygonal tiling surface covering 4 walls, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Cupid, Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Nereid (Sea Nymph) Garden Room, 3rd C AD Carthage |
Nereid (Sea Nymph) Garden Room, 3rd C AD Carthage |
Fishing net hauling in a catch, Garden Room, 3rd C. AD El Jem |
Fisherman with net, 3rd C. AD |
Mosaic fish, 3rd C. AD |
Garden Room representing an ancient Roman villa with 2nd C. BC torso |
Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Garden Room, 3rd C. AD Carthage |
Ancient Roman sculpture |
Venus standing on a chariot drawn by cupids, Thuburbo-Majus (Le Fahs) 4th C. AD |
Venus surrounded by cupids, El Jem, 3rd C. AD |
Crater with acathus foliage full of birds, Thuburbo-Majus (Le Fahs) 5th C. AD |
Bountiful sea with fishermen in a small boat, Thuburbo-Majus (Le Fahs) 4-5th C. AD |
Heads of statues, Bardo Museum |
Bronze statue of Eros, which once held a bow, ca 125 BC |
Bronze statue of Eros, which once held a bow, ca 125 BC |
Former grand reception hall now devoted to Carthage, Bardo Museum |
Statue of a naked man, El-Kantara, Island of Jerba |
Fragment of a statue of Hermes |
Torso of Doryphore, Carthage |
Hercules, Carthage |
Venus Pudique, Carthage |
Venus and Cupid |
Hadrian as Mars, Carthage |
Mercury, Carthage |
Male nude, Carthage |
Fragment of the Triumph of Neptune, medallions representing nereids, tritons and sirens, Hadrumetum (Sousse) 2nd C AD |
God of the Ocean, Sidi El Heni, 2nd C. AD |
A dog attacks a wild boar (sanglier) Sousse, 2nd C. AD |
Mosaic of a boat, Sousse, 3rd. C. AD |
Dechargement d'un Navire, Sousse, 3rd C. AD |
Fragment of a colossal statue of Jupiter from the Capitol of Thuburbo Majus, with dad showing the scale (7.5m tall) |
The god Neptune, La Chebba, 3rd C. AD |
The god Neptune, La Chebba, 3rd C. AD |
The god Neptune and the Four Seasons, Le Chebba, 3rd C. AD |
One of the 4 Seasons, Le Chebba, 3rd C. AD |
Cyclops working Vulcan's forge, Dougga |
Man on a chariot - The Bardo could be better at labeling its collection |
Mosaic floor of slaves serving at a banquet, Dougga, 2nd C. AD |
Slave serving at a banquet, Dougga, 2nd C. AD |
Hunting scene (Chasse a courre) |
Mosaic of birds |
Mosaic of a ram |
Bacchus, god of wine, riding a chariot pulled by 2 tigers, Thysdrus (El Jem) 3rd C AD |
Satyr leading Bacchus' chariot, Thysdrus (El Jem) 3rd C. AD |
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Ulysses strapped to the mast during the encounter with the sirens, Dougga |
Ulysses strapped to the mast during the encounter with the sirens, Dougga |
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Venus crowned by 2 centaurs, 4th C. AD Elles |
Part of a hunting scene, Khanguet el Hajej, 4th C. AD |
Part of a hunting scene, Khanguet el Hajej, 4th C. AD |
Huge floor to ceiling Utica mosaic of Neptune, Amphitrite and sea monsters |
Detail of the Neptune Mosaic - man with anchor |
Detail of the Neptune Mosaic - fat old man with naked youth |
Detail of the Neptune Mosaic - boat with a pair of cupids |
Detail of the Neptune Mosaic - spearing a sea monster |
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Crowing of Venus |
Bacchus and Ariane, Thuburbo Majus, 3rd C. AD |
Chiron teaching Achilles the art of the hunt while being attacked by a chimera, Region of Beja, 5-6th C. AD |
Architectural detail of the Palais du Bardo |
Mosaic of 3 men and a fort |
Mosaic lion with a Latin inscription |
A pair of oxen |
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Part of the Bey's private apartments, now housing the Virgil mosaic |
The Bey's private apartments, Palais du Bardo |
Fine mosaic of Virgil and the Muses, Hadrumetum (Sousse) 3rd C. AD |
Virgil holding a volume of the Aenid flanked by the Muses Clio (History) and Melpomene (Tragedy) |
Stucco work, Bey's private apartments |
View from the Bey's apartments to the current Tunisian parlament (majlis al-nuab)) |
Orpheus charming the animals with his lyre, Uthina (Oudhna) 4th C. BC |
Mosaic of an elephant and a horse |
Horse attacked by a predator |
A man named Fructus served a drink by his slaves Myro and Victor, Uthina (Oudhna) 3rd C. AD |
The slave Myro, Uthina, 3rd C. AD |
Grand salon devoted to Oudhna (Uthina) |
Man on a chariot, Uthina |
The goddess Selene gazing at the sleeping figure of the shepherd boy Endymion, granted eternal youth by Jupiter |
Apollo, Theatre of Carthage, 2nd C. AD |
Looking down on the grand hall devoted to Carthage |
Floor mosaic in the grand reception hall, Musee du Bardo |
Bronze of drunked Hercules taking a piss |
The Tunisian Parliament seen from the Bardo Museum |
Mosaic depicitng life in Roman Africa, 3rd C. AD |
Grand Reception Hall, Palais du Bardo |
The minotaur at the center of a labyrenth |
Second floor, Musee du Bardo |
Dionysos, surrounded by animals, El Jem 4th C. AD |
Gladiator (Bellunaire) spears a lion in a Roman amphitheatre |
Mosaic of 2 lions, Carthage 4th. C AD |
Mosaic of bears fighting (Ours aux prises) Kourba 4th C. AD |
View of the Oceanus Mosaic from the 2nd floor |
Neptune |
Detail from the Oceanus & Amphitrite mosaic |
Cupids riding birds, Neptune mosaic |
Detail from the Oceanus & Amphitrite mosaic |
Detail from the Oceanus & Amphitrite mosaic |
Archer hunting a gazelle |
Mosaic from the Trajan Baths, Acholla (40 km north of Sfax) among the oldest in Roman Africa |
Detail from the Trajan Baths, Acholla |
Detail from the Trajan Baths, Acholla |
Detail from the Trajan Baths, Acholla |
Detail from the Trajan Baths, Acholla |
Detail from the Trajan Baths, Acholla |
Diana hunting mounted on a stag, Thuburbo-Majus 4th C. AD |
Architectural detail from the Islamic Museum portion of the Bardo |
Traditional Islamic Courtyard, 19th C. Husseinite style, Bardo Museum |
Islamic Museum, Palais du Bardo |
Traditional costume, Islamic Museum, Bardo |
Ancient grave in the prehistoric room on the ground floor |
Lion headed goddess Tanit which shows Egyptian influence, Thinsissut near Bir Bou Regba, 1st C. AD |
Punic funerary mask |
Mosque across from the Bardo and Parliament, Tunis |
Mosque across from the Bardo and Parliament, Tunis |