Hercules Mosaic Floor Spinning Metal Top

Copper finish metal spinning top with embossed pattern inspired by the Getty Villa’s Temple of Hercules mosaic floor.

– Material: Metal base with copper finish
– Dimensions: 1.75 inches in diameter
– Made in China
– Not for children under 3 years of age
– Item #: TOPHMF

A magnificent opus sectile in the Getty Villa’s “Temple of Hercules” reproduces a first century pavement from the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum. Decorating a scenic pavilion overlooking the Bay of Naples, the original Roman floor was the first architectural feature discovered by workers excavating a well in 1750. Its geometric pattern of concentric circles of triangles is composed of yellow giallo antico and dark gray africano marbles, with dark green porphyry and red rosso antico arrows at the center.