Illustration
This mosaic is from the "House of Menander" in Pompeii and depicts two African men fishing. The work dates to the 1st Century CE and is currently in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.
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Original image by WolfgangRieger. Uploaded by Arienne King, published on 23 January 2018 under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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WolfgangRieger, . (2018, January 23). Pompeii Fishing Mosaic. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/7962/
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