Black and White Mosaic with Stork and Snake (Illustration)

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by Carole Raddato
published on 16 May 2020

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Black and White Mosaic with Stork and Snake — Black and white mosaic floor depicting a stork advancing towards a snake. From the caldarium (hot room of a Roman bath) of Villa della Pisanella at Boscoreale, third quarter of 1st century CE. Now in the Antiquarium of Boscoreale, Italy.

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Carole Raddato

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2020, May 16). Black and White Mosaic with Stork and Snake. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/12252/

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Raddato, Carole. "Black and White Mosaic with Stork and Snake." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 16, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/12252/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Black and White Mosaic with Stork and Snake." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 16 May 2020. Web. 20 Jan 2021.

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