3rd-century Roman mosaic finds its way home, thanks to local association
With support from the Nigrán City Council and crowdfunding, the Association for the Repatriation of the Mosaic raised €58,000 ...
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Experts Are Unraveling the Mysteries of This Breathtaking 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Alexander the Great in Battle
The ancient artwork was uncovered during excavations at Pompeii in the 19th century. Now, researchers are conducting a long, ...
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Secrets Surrounding This 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Of Alexander The Great Have Been Revealed Amid Efforts To Preserve It
During 19th-century excavations at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city that was buried in volcanic ash in 79 C.E. after the […] ...
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Ancient Roman mosaic returns to Spain after 8,768-mile journey
The artifact was sold and subsequently lost in the international art market before being rediscovered in New York in 2018.
A Farmer Was Working In His Field—and Found a 1,700-Year-Old Roman Mosaic
A farmer discovered a 900-square-foot mosaic from the third century in his field in Turkey. Covered by a thin layer of soil, ...
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The Mosaic of the House of the Birds in Italica is the Most Complete and Varied Avian Representation in the Roman World
Located in the archaeological site of Itálica, in Seville (Spain), the so-called House of the Birds houses one of the most ...
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Famous Alexander Mosaic found in Pompeii is made with 10-color tesserae from Italy, Greece, the Iberian Peninsula, and Tunisia
The Alexander Mosaic, housed in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN), is one of the most significant works of ...
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Turkish farmer discovers rare mosaic of ancient hunt
The settlement could have been a farming town or an outpost near Rome’s volatile frontier with the Sasanian Empire of ancient Iran. Çayır believes the mosaic was “an expression of power ...
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3rd-century Roman mosaic finds its way home, thanks to local association
An ancient Roman mosaic, known as the Roman Mosaic of Panxón ... The circle was closed when workers from the specialized company World Pack-Art&Services unloaded it in two pieces: the legs ...