Photograph: 1950–70. pht_TEB_0092. "Mosaic at Paphos Archaeological Park". Reproduced by permission of the Centre of Visual Arts and Research (CVAR), Costas and Rita Severis Foundation. Resized.
Description
The animal is shown in profile, moving to the right, with its head lowered toward the bottom edge. Its body is outlined in dark tesserae and filled with brownish and grey tones. A row of dark bristles runs along its back. The pale tessellated ground fills the rest of the frame, and a dark band runs along the bottom edge.
English
A detail of a floor mosaic at the Paphos Archaeological Park, showing a four-legged animal with a bristled back, drawn in dark and light tesserae against a pale ground. The mosaic surface is worn in places.
