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A print of an ancient mosaic found in 1756 during excavations at Herculaneum
Estimate
600 - 800 GBP
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Description
- framed: 70.5cm. by 53.5cm.; 2ft. 3¾, 1ft. 9in.
The inscription reads: "The original is the floor of an ancient mosaic found more than 100 spans deep under the woods of teh Augustinian Fathers at Resina in the year 1756 during the excavations at Herculaneum. It is now in the Royal Palace of Portici.