Zliten mosaic
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The Zliten mosaic is a Roman floor mosaic from about the 2nd century AD, found in the town of Zliten in Libya, on the east coast of Leptis Magna. The mosaic was discovered by the Italian archaeologist Salvatore Aurigemma in 1913 and is now on display at The Archaeological Museum of Tripoli. It depicts gladiatorial contests, animal hunts, and scenes from everyday life.
Zliten mosaic
Detail of musicians playing a Roman tuba, a pipe organ (hydraulis), and a pair of cornua
Gladiators from the Zliten mosaic.
Mosaic
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A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly popular in the Ancient Roman world.
Tepidarium of Dar Zmela house
(Museo Nacional de Antropología (México))
From Pompeii, Casa di Orfeo National Archaeological Museum, Naples
Stag Hunt Mosaic from the House of the Abduction of Helen at Pella, ancient Macedonia, late 4th century BC