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Battle Of Centaurs And Wild Beasts Summary

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Battle of Centaurs and Wild Beasts is a floor mosaic done by Hadrian Villa in 125 CE. The mosaic art piece was done with small colored rocks. The fact that the artist created three-dimensional figures and an entire landscape using small rocks gives to show just how much time and effort was put into the complex mosaic. Since it was created with small rocks it must consist of a very grainy surface. The mosaic demonstrates the mythical beasts known as Centaurs in a battle in with tigers. At first glance it is obvious that the female centaur has been killed by one of the tigers and likewise the male centaur killed one of the tigers. The second centaur holding a rock just above his head left me with a knot in my throat since I knew the centaur

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