Wild Boar, Roman Mosaic

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 06 May 2014

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Wild Boar, Roman Mosaic — A Roman floor mosaic dating to between 350 and 375 CE and depicting a wild boar and mushrooms. Food was a popular subject in mosaics throughout the Roman period. Provenance: Toragnola, Rome. (Vatican Museums, Rome).

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Mark Cartwright

Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at AHE.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, May 06). Wild Boar, Roman Mosaic. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2615/wild-boar-roman-mosaic/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Wild Boar, Roman Mosaic." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 06, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2615/wild-boar-roman-mosaic/.

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