Amazing floor mosaic in the atrium of the villa of the wealthy merchant Aulus Umbricius Scaurus in Pompeii. The man traded the famous fish sauce – garum. [1200×579]
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Amazing floor mosaic in the atrium of the villa of the wealthy merchant Aulus Umbricius Scaurus in Pompeii. The man traded the famous fish sauce – garum. [1200×579]
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**Black and white tiles surround irregularly trimmed, coloured pieces of marble and limestone. The mosaic is arranged in the style of lithostroton. The object dates to the 1st century CE.**
Amazing, love this place