Dear Gianni Ferrari,
Thank you for the information.
So, if I understand correctly there are two versions of this work. Where is
each of them located today?
Can you comment on the type of sundial shown in the mosaic.
I am interested in the better picture which you mentioned. Or even better,
the
Some
notes
The mosaic,
called also "Plato's Academy",
is , at present, in the National Archaeological Museum in
Naples (Museo Archeologico
Nazionale di Napoli) .
A second
copy, made around one century after, was discovered in Sarsina (Italy) in the
XVIII century and it is now in the
There is a largish picture of the mosaic on the Web:
here: http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/PictDisplay/Plato.html.
-- Richard Langley
On Thu, 11 Jul 2002, Gianni Ferrari wrote:
Some notes
The mosaic, called also Plato's Academy, is , at present, in the
National Archaeological
