Mosaic, Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, Merida, Extremadura
Mosaic detail with fish and drinking cup or cratera, and inscription Felix, a form of greeting, Roman, 2nd century AD, in the Museo Nacional de Arte Romano, or National Museum of Roman Art, designed by Rafael Moneo and built 1981-86, housing Roman collections from the colony of Emerita Augusta, founded in 25 BC by Emperor Augustus, now modern-day Merida, Extremadura, Spain. The mosaic features dolphins, sea bream and crateras decorated with swastikas, with the inscription Baritto, possibly the name of the mosaicist. The Roman remains in Merida are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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