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Art and Archaeology of Ancient Italy

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Identify.

Author: Siena Failla

Identify.



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Nile Mosaic, Praeneste, found in apsidal grotto at Sanctuary of Fortuna, early 1st cent BCE, Roman interpretation/imagined scene of the Nile, imitating Hellenistic style, Greek writing, floor mosaic, mix of mythical and real creatures, people using bows to hunt birds, people doing other things (dining, soldiers, on boats, etc), darker outlines surrounding figures (common in this style)


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