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Roman Floor Mosaic Section
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
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North Africa, 2nd century A.D. With portion of original matrix and five rows of tesserae in grey, black, cream and white. Cf. Béjaoui, F., Ben Mansour, M.H., Fantar, L., Foucher, L., Ghedini, F. Jeddi, N., Khanoussi, M., Picard, G.C., Slim, H., Yacoub, M., I Mosaici Romani di Tunisia, Milano, 1995, fig.p.6, for frames in similar style. 213 grams, 79 mm (3 1/8 in.).

Acquired Tunisia, North Africa. From a pre World War II collection, thence by descent. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.

In African mosaics, combinations of black and white and cream tessellated mosaics often form the borders of important mosaics, such as those of El Jem, representing the love between Satyrs and Bacchants, or the myth of Leda and the Swan. [No Reserve]
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Roman Floor Mosaic Section

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