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This mosaic is from the "House of Menander" in Pompeii and depicts two African men fishing. The work dates to the 1st Century CE and is currently in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples in Italy.
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WolfgangRieger. (2018, January 23). Pompeii Fishing Mosaic. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7962/pompeii-fishing-mosaic/
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