The Great Hunt Roman mosaic - Villa Romana del Casale Sicily #3
by Paul E Williams
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The Great Hunt Roman mosaic - Villa Romana del Casale Sicily #3
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Paul E Williams
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Photograph - Colour Photograph
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Ambulatory of the Great Hunt Roman mosaic, rhino being loaded onto a ship, room no 28, at the Villa Romana del Casale, first quarter of the 4th century AD. Sicily, Italy. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Great Hunt ambulatory is around 60 meters long (200 Roman feet) and connects the master’s northern apartments with the triclinium in the south. The door in the centre of the the Great Hunt ambulatory leads to audience hall.
The Great Hunt Roman mosaic depicts African animals being hunted and put onto ships to be taken to the Colosseum.
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May 19th, 2021
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