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The Tethys Mosaic is a large mid-4th century CE Roman floor mosaic excavated at the Syrian city Antioch-on-the-Orontes in modern Turkey, and now on display at the Harvard Business School in Boston

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The Tethys Mosaic is a large mid-4th century CE Roman floor mosaic excavated at the Syrian city Antioch-on-the-Orontes in modern Turkey, and now on display at the Harvard Business School in Boston

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A large 5th century CE Roman asaratos oikos mosaic from the Levant, now on display at the Château de Boudry in Switzerland. The scene is from a symposium with 9 figures on a stibadium or sigma couch in a triclinium, and 7 servants

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A large 5th century CE Roman asaratos oikos mosaic from the Levant, now on display at the Château de Boudry in Switzerland. The scene is from a symposium with 9 figures on a stibadium or sigma couch in a triclinium, and 7 servants

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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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A large mosaic at the late antique Roman villa of La Olmeda, in Spain, depicting mythological and hunting scenes. 3rd-4th century CE

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Mosaic depicting Dionysus and a lion.Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated at Halicarnassus, Modern Turkey, Aegean Region, Anatolia. Housed at British Museum

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Mosaic depicting Dionysus and a lion.Late Roman; circa: 4th c.; Excavated at Halicarnassus, Modern Turkey, Aegean Region, Anatolia. Housed at British Museum

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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The Qabr Hiram mosaic is a Byzantine mosaic from the second half of the 6th century CE, excavated in 1861 from the Saint Christopher church in Lebanon. Now housed at the Louvre Museum in Paris

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“The Gypsy Girl” - Roman mosaic discovered in Zeugma, modern-day Turkey, dated 2nd to 3rd century CE

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“The Gypsy Girl” - Roman mosaic discovered in Zeugma, modern-day Turkey, dated 2nd to 3rd century CE

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Roman mosaic floor at the complex of Eustolios in Kourion, Cyprus, 4th century CE

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Roman mosaic floor at the complex of Eustolios in Kourion, Cyprus, 4th century CE

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Roman mosaic showing a tigress with young tigers. Object dated to the 4th century CE. It is now at The Cleveland Museum of Art in the USA.

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Roman mosaic showing a tigress with young tigers. Object dated to the 4th century CE. It is now at The Cleveland Museum of Art in the USA.

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A large Roman mosaic from the thermal baths of Urvinum Hortense, now housed at the Museo Città di Cannara in Italy. 1st-2nd century CE

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A large Roman mosaic from the thermal baths of Urvinum Hortense, now housed at the Museo Città di Cannara in Italy. 1st-2nd century CE

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The Zliten mosaic is a 2nd century CE Roman floor mosaic, from the town of Zliten in Libya, that depicts gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, and scenes from everyday life. It's now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli

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The Zliten mosaic is a 2nd century CE Roman floor mosaic, from the town of Zliten in Libya, that depicts gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, and scenes from everyday life. It's now housed at the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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Mosaic of a Mallard on the floor of Basilica di San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy, 6th century CE

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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Roman mosaic panel representing a wounded equine. The inscription in Latin "THEBA" may suggest a connection with city Thebes, the name of a horse or a hunter. Dated back to III-IV century CE.

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Denmark repatriates the statue head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to Turkey. The atrifact, which was stolen during illegal excavations in the 1960s, is significant due to its connection to ancient Lycia, a once-flourishing Roman province in what is now modern-day Turkey.

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Denmark repatriates the statue head of Roman Emperor Septimius Severus to Turkey. The atrifact, which was stolen during illegal excavations in the 1960s, is significant due to its connection to ancient Lycia, a once-flourishing Roman province in what is now modern-day Turkey.

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Floor mosaic fragment depicting Silenus, from a villa at Daphne near Antioch, Roman Syria, present-day Antakya, Turkey, ca. 325-330 AD. Limestone and glass tesserae. RISD Museum collection

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Floor mosaic fragment depicting Silenus, from a villa at Daphne near Antioch, Roman Syria, present-day Antakya, Turkey, ca. 325-330 AD. Limestone and glass tesserae. RISD Museum collection

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A Roman silver plated bronze horse harness, found in Doorwerth in the Netherlands. 1st century CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

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A Roman silver plated bronze horse harness, found in Doorwerth in the Netherlands. 1st century CE, now housed at the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

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A 2nd century mosaic showing Ganymede getting his butt wiped by a bird. The artworks were found inside a Roman latrine in Güney, southern Turkey. The town encompasses the ancient city of Antiochia ad Cragum, which was a significant site during the Roman and Byzantine eras

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A 2nd century mosaic showing Ganymede getting his butt wiped by a bird. The artworks were found inside a Roman latrine in Güney, southern Turkey. The town encompasses the ancient city of Antiochia ad Cragum, which was a significant site during the Roman and Byzantine eras

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Roman floor mosaic in the House of Amphitrite depicting the goddess Venus, located in Bulla Regia, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia. The mosaic dates back to the 3rd century AD.

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Roman floor mosaic in the House of Amphitrite depicting the goddess Venus, located in Bulla Regia, an archaeological site in northwestern Tunisia. The mosaic dates back to the 3rd century AD.

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A large 2nd century CE Roman mosaic that adorned a reception room, called "Mosaic of the punishment of Lycurgus". From Sainte-Colombe in France, now housed at the musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal

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A large 2nd century CE Roman mosaic that adorned a reception room, called "Mosaic of the punishment of Lycurgus". From Sainte-Colombe in France, now housed at the musée gallo-romain de Saint-Romain-en-Gal

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Roman mosaic showing a woman in the morning toilet, surrounded by servants. Object dated to the 4th century CE. The object comes from the Sidi Ghrib Baths in Tunisia. It is now in the Bardo museum.

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Roman mosaic showing a woman in the morning toilet, surrounded by servants. Object dated to the 4th century CE. The object comes from the Sidi Ghrib Baths in Tunisia. It is now in the Bardo museum.

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A large 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from Leptis Magna, in Libya, depicting spectacles in the arena and the circus

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A large 2nd century CE Roman mosaic from Leptis Magna, in Libya, depicting spectacles in the arena and the circus

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