Fragment of a Floor Mosaic with Repeating Geometric Design

Roman, Circa 2nd Century A.D.
H: 188 x W: 96 cm

This is a beautiful example of a Roman floor mosaic comprised of intersecting circles of tesserae or individual tiles of black, white, red and yellow. This mosaic is one of several fragments that formed part of an elaborate floor mosaic in a villa along the Tiber river.