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title: Tiger Panel, Basilica of Junius Bassus
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3919/tiger-panel-basilica-of-junius-bassus/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Tiger Panel, Basilica of Junius Bassus
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3919.jpg)
## Image Caption
Opus sectile panel (made of precisely cut polished varicolored marble) from the Basilica of Junius Bassus which stood on the Esquiline Hill in [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/). The panel, dating from the 4th century CE, depicts a tiger attacking a calf. (Musei Capitolini, Rome)
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Raddato, C. (2015, June 09). Tiger Panel, Basilica of Junius Bassus. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8554571619/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8554571619/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/8554571619/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 09 June 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.