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Black-and-white mosaic with an elephant in the Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Square of the Corporations) at Ostia Antica, Italy. The inscription as well as the elephant show that merchants from Sabrata (Libya) traded in wild animals and/or ivory.
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Raddato, C. (2016, March 15). Elephant Mosaic from Ostia. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/
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Raddato, Carole. "Elephant Mosaic from Ostia." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 15, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/.
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Raddato, Carole. "Elephant Mosaic from Ostia." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 15 Mar 2016. Web. 27 Jul 2024.
