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title: Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9430/mosaic-panel-depicting-a-lion-taunted-by-cupids/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9430.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9430.jpg)

## Image Caption

This panel was part of a [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) pavement. It depicts a lion taunted and bound by cupids. The mosaicist has used very small tesserae (cubes of stones) to achieve the effect of a painting. This technique is known as opus vermiculatum. Formerly in Naples, in modern-day [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period, 70-10 BCE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 16). Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9430/mosaic-panel-depicting-a-lion-taunted-by-cupids/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 16, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9430/mosaic-panel-depicting-a-lion-taunted-by-cupids/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Mosaic Panel Depicting a Lion Taunted by Cupids." *World History Encyclopedia*, 16 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9430/mosaic-panel-depicting-a-lion-taunted-by-cupids/>.

## License & Copyright

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