Tunisia (Roman North Africa, Hadrumetum)

Roman North African Mosaic Panel of a Lion Attacking an Onager from Hadrumetum

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Date: Created between A.D. 150–200. Period: High Roman Imperial Period (Antonine / Severan era of Roman North Africa).

Luxury Villa Floor Decoration: Designed as a decorative mosaic panel for the floor of a luxurious urban villa in Hadrumetum, likely part of a larger multi-panel narrative flooring program. Status and Cultural Display: Signified the wealth, elite status, and refined Hellenistic-Roman literary and aesthetic tastes of the North African provincial owner.