Plant mosaic. 4th century AD. Detail. It adorned the antechamber to a reception room at a country villa. The plant motifs, garlands and dolphin, symbolise the abundance and fertility of nature. From Villa of Soto de Ramalete (Tudela, Navarre). National Archaeological Museum. Madrid. Spain.

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