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Pompeii Mosaic

Good to get back to Museums.

 

The Legion of Honor in San Francisco is hosting a collection of items from the aftermath of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79CE. Well worth viewing.

 

This mosaic was flat on the floor as you entered a rich merchants foyer. Like walking over the Mediterranean Sea and viewing the marine cornucopia below.

 

The mosaic identifies edible species including an octopus, a lobster, squid, shrimp, anchovies, eel and other fish.

 

Worth viewing as large as possible, to better see the

detailed work in colored stone. Two thousand year old pixels.

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Uploaded on June 13, 2021
Taken on June 2, 2021