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Roman mosaic showing tiger

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22 August 2020

Roman mosaic showing a tiger

Roman mosaic showing lion

Roman mosaic showing a tiger/lion with a bizarre appearance. This detail is part of a larger composition that shows little Bacchus, the god of wine and fun, sitting on a tiger and drinking wine. Object was found in the House of the Faun in Pompeii. Currently in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

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