Mosaic Fragment with a Man Leading a Giraffe — Byzantine, 5th century

Mosaic Fragment with a Man Leading a Giraffe, Byzantine

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Credit: Gift of Mrs. Robert B. Mayer. CC0.
Licence: CC0-1.0
Evidence: api.artic.edu artworks api: is_public_domain=true on artwork 126436 (read 2026-09-01)
Record: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/126436
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