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GRANDE MOSAÏQUE AUX ANIMAUX MARINS

The item was sold for 29 900

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GRANDE MOSAÏQUE AUX ANIMAUX MARINS
including shrimp, shellfish, eels, a pair of red mullet and an interesting depiction of a carnivore preying on an octopus and a small fish being swallowed by another.
Colored tesserae on beige background.
Roman Empire, 2nd or 3rd century.
Height: 183 cm - Width: 137 cm
(Some missing pieces)

PROVENANCE
- Boisgirard &| Associés sale December 17, 2008 - lot n° 35, Paris.