Labours of Heracles mosaic floor

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Part of a mosaic floor bordered with vegetal and mythological motifs. At the centre is a tondo, a circular work of art, showing the attributes of Heracles (club, quiver and ivy wreath). On the outer circle are representations alluding to the hero's labours, executed in multi-coloured tesserae on an off-white ground. Mid 3rd C. AD. From a villa with internal peristyle, located close to the Agora of Ancient Elis, Greece.

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Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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