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Mosaic showing fishermen at work

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Mosaic showing fishermen at work
Mosaic showing fishermen at work

Beautiful Roman mosaic from the 2nd century CE showing fishermen at work. The object was discovered in the ruins of the so-called Villa of the Nile Mosaic. The remains are in Libya, near the port of the city of Leptis Magna.

The artifact is now in the National Archaeological Museum in Tripoli.

Sources
  • Trimontium Trust

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