Stone Mosaic
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1876
name: label: Donor Name
content: Sir Richard Wood
label: Site Name
content: Carthage
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Roman?, 1st century B.C. Stone mosaic representing a lion attacking an ass. Taken from the floor of the Temple of Astarte in Carthage where it was part of a much larger scene of Astarte in a chariot, surrounded by numerous other animals. The remainer of this mosaic was later destroyed. Refer to U.S.N.M. Proceedings, vol. 6, p. 415 - 6 for a complete account. [This publication can be viewed online: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15715326 ]. Smith. Mus. Ann. Report, 1922, pl. 9, no text. Exhibit, Hall 26, 1976". Mosaic was displayed at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, 1876, prior to its donation to the United States National Museum. From 1978 NMNH slide set caption: Stone mosaic floor - lion killing hooved animal, Carthage, North Africa, ca. 100-200 A.D., Roman.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 May 2025
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Tunis, Tunis Governorate, Tunisia, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Roman
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 012416
label: USNM Number
content: A158351-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Mosaic