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Researchers Find Hidden Clues in The Alexander Mosaic. Its 2 Million Tiny Stones Came From All Over the Ancient World
For nearly two centuries, this intricate artwork of over 1.9 million tesserae (the tiny stones that form the mosaic), ...
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Experts Are Unraveling the Mysteries of This Breathtaking 2,000-Year-Old Mosaic Depicting Alexander the Great in Battle
Archaeologists found the artwork in the floor of an extravagant mansion in Pompeii known as the House of the Faun in 1831. About a decade later, it was moved to the National Archaeological Museum ...
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The Dancing Satyr or Faun from Pompeii
This is a cast of the famous bronze statuette of a dancing faun or satyr from the Tuscan impluvium of the House of the Faun at Pompeii (Pompeii VI.12.2), for which the house is named. The lean, ...