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CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
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A BYZANTINE MOSAIC ROUNDEL
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Depicting a pantheress springing to the left with snarling jaws, prominent teats and raised tail, within a black and yellow circular border
34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) diam.
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
Depicting a pantheress springing to the left with snarling jaws, prominent teats and raised tail, within a black and yellow circular border
34 ½ in. (87.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
with Asfar Brothers, London.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 1972; and thence by descent to the present owner.
Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above in 1972; and thence by descent to the present owner.
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