Roman Mosaics article

[charisstoma]

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-brief-introduction-to-roman-mosaics/

Comments

[frogs_of_war]

I'm trying to figure out what these are.

1) Alexander the Great. Or maybe Medusa.

2) a rabbit? as a sign of fertility? It looks like food, but I'm pretty sure I read that people didn't eat rabbits until the middle Ages. Or maybe they just didn't breed them to eat until then. Is that a leaf on it's side or a beetle crawling up it? Rolls, stones, something else round?

3) a landscape. The blue/green part looks like a lake/swamp/bay, but the tan/brown bit looks like a snake or slug or something. I do like the swirly edge at the bottom.

[charisstoma.livejournal.com]

I think you're right on your guesses. Click the link and read the article. Also that's where the mosaic photos are from.

[frogs_of_war]

Totally missed the link. Grapes? Either those are giant grapes or that's an awfully small hare.