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Roman mosaic, from the House of the Faun, Pompeii , 1st century AD, Archeological Museum, Naples

The Enchanted Eyes of the Hunter – The Animal Mask in Roman Mosaic as a Mirror of Power and Myth

mosaics / Pompeii / Roman art

Detail of The Royal lion hunt relief from the Assyrian palace at Nineveh , about 645-635 BC, British Museum

Assyrian relief depicting Aksaray Malaklısı – the largest of the Anatolian sheep dogs in a lion hunt (Nineveh, ca 650 BC)

Ancient art / Assyrian / British Museum

Roman marble sculpture of four snuggled up puppies, 1st century BC, from the House of Faun in Pompeii.

Four Snuggled up Puppies, Roman Marble figurine, 1st century BC

Ancient art / Naples / Naples National Archaeological Museum / Roman art