Cockfighting depicted in the Roman mosaic from the Santangelo Collection, now on display in the National Archaeological Museum (Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli) in Naples, Campania, Italy. Two cocks confront each other in combat before a table displaying the winner's prizes: the purse (moneybag) flanked by the caduceus and the palm of victory.

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