Opus sectile panel (made of precisely cut polished varicolored marble) from the Basilica of Junius Bassus which stood on the Esquiline Hill in Rome. The panel, dating from the 4th century CE, depicts a tiger attacking a calf. (Musei Capitolini, Rome)
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Raddato, Carole. "Tiger Panel, Basilica of Junius Bassus." World History Encyclopedia, 09 Jun 2015, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3919/tiger-panel-basilica-of-junius-bassus/.
