Roman mosaic showing a cockfight. The scene shows an injured, bleeding rooster (right) bowing its head as a gesture of submission.
On the right, we see the broken owner of a defeated rooster, who probably lost a lot of money, and his slave. On the left, the owner of the winning rooster, offering a laurel wreath to the statue of Priapus. On the mosaic, we also see a boy with a palm of victory.
The object comes from Pompeii and is dated to the 1st century BCE. The artifact is in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
