Wild Boar, Roman Mosaic

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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 WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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

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

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

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