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Photographer: Angela Kalinowski
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1 item
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The mosaic dates to the end of the 3rd century CE and is one of the oldest known representations of hunting shows in Africa (Yacoub 1995: 278). This mosaic depicts the amphitheatre beast shows where the goal was not to kill the animals but to capture them (Yacoub 1995: 278).
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Attributed to Angela Kalinowski under the license CC-BY-NC 4.0
Abstract
Partial mosaic of an amphitheatre scene with the figures arranged in an elliptical manner all facing outwards. Male figures dressed in various clothing are trying to capture various animals, such as bulls, panthers, and boars, with ropes, lassos, and even their bare hands. Some of the figures lay injured and bleeding on the ground.
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El Djem
Origin Country
Tunisia