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North African (Sousse, Hadrumetum, Tunisia)
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Title: Mosaic of Lion Attacking Onager
Date: 150–200 C.E.
Culture: North African (Sousse, Hadrumetum, Tunisia)
Medium: Stone and glass tesserae
Dimensions: 38 3/4 × 63 × 3 in., 179 lb. (98.4 × 160 × 7.6 cm, 81.2 kg)
Classification: Mosaics
Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California (73.AH.75)
Rights and Reproduction: Digital image courtesy of Getty’s Open Content Program
