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LOT 0836
Roman Floor Mosaic Section
NORTH AFRICA, 2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (399 grams, 11.6 cm).
Portion of original matrix with inset tesserae, parallel lines and arches; old inked inscription: 'SIDI BOU ALI' to verso. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired Tunisia, North Africa.
From a pre World War II collection, thence by descent.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Literature
Cf. Béjaoui, F., Ben Mansour, M.H., Fantar, L., Foucher, L., Ghedini, F. Jeddi, N., Khanoussi, M., Picard, G.C., Slim, H., Yacoub, M., I Mosaici Romani di Tunisia, Milano, 1995, p.73, for a frame and mosaic background in similar style.
Footnotes
In African mosaics, combinations of black and white and cream tessellated mosaics often form the borders of important mosaics, such as that of El Jem, representing a Dionysiac procession.
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