Roman mosaic of a young boy playing with snakes - Louvre Museum Paris
by Paul E Williams
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Roman mosaic of a young boy playing with snakes - Louvre Museum Paris
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Paul E Williams
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Photograph - Colour Photograph
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Roman mosaic of a Young boy playing with snakes, possibly an early Christian mosaic. Syria or Lebanon, 5th century AD. Cubes of marble and limestone. Dressed in a long tunic, the child playing with two snakes could be illustrating a passage from the Book of Isai (11.6 to 8). This fragmented mosaic panel once continued in upper part, as indicated by the animal hoofs, and to the right of the mosaic are remains of a Greek inscription. inv 5094. Louvre Museum, Paris
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May 19th, 2021
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