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title: Elephant Mosaic from Ostia
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/
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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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# Elephant Mosaic from Ostia

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Elephant Mosaic from Ostia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4640.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4640.jpg)

## Image Caption

Black-and-white [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) with an elephant in the Piazzale delle Corporazioni (Square of the Corporations) at [Ostia Antica](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ostia/), [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). The inscription as well as the elephant show that merchants from Sabrata (Libya) traded in wild animals and/or ivory.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2016, March 15). Elephant Mosaic from Ostia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Elephant Mosaic from Ostia." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 15, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Elephant Mosaic from Ostia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Mar 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4640/elephant-mosaic-from-ostia/>.

## License & Copyright

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