House of the Faun, Pompeii. Detail of the central image of the floor mosaic from the second century
House of the Faun, Pompeii. Detail of the central image of the floor mosaic from the second century BC. Found in Triclinium. Tiger’s head is from the so called Tiger Rider, image showing a Dionysian spirit riding on the back of a big cat. Perfect example of the mastery of mosaic tecniques. Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples. #houseofthefaun #pompeii #detail #mosaic #floormosaic #secondcenturybc #triclinium #tiger #tigerrider #dionysianspirit #bigcat #mosaictecnique #mastery #ancienthistory #ancientworld #history #museoarcheologiconazionale #naples #italy -- source link
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