Cake on Roman mosaic
Roman mosaic flooring showing almond cake. Object dated to the 2nd century CE. The artefact is located at the Art Institute of Chicago. The mosaic was discovered in 1823 in a vineyard in Monte Rosario, behind the Porta Portuensis gate in Rome.
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