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AN ANIMATED SCENE FROM NATURE

11641. BEAUTIFUL ROMAN MOSAIC WITH ANIMALS. Eastern empire, 2nd century AD. Landscape scene with large bull and lioness confronting each other with multiple birds and flowers below in the field, all within a 3-dimensional geometric finely interwoven border. 133 x 278 cm. 85 kg. Excellent condition with only a few small areas of missing tesserae, otherwise all complete and original with excellent color and detail. A rare opportunity to acquire a complete original Roman mosaic of excellent quality. Provenance: The collection of a European gentleman. Imported into the US in the 1980's. Accompanied by a shipping document.

$70,000.