A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD. Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own #MosaicMonday #Archaeology - ThreadSky

alisonfisk.bsky.social • 111 days ago

A charming little octopus from a Roman villa at Villaquejida, León, Spain. Limestone, 2nd-3rd century AD.

Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid 📷 my own

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology

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percival-02.bsky.social•111 days ago

veritystevenson.bsky.social•111 days ago

What a delightful creature! I love her!

lindalee.bsky.social•111 days ago

Adorable! 😍

ideallight.bsky.social•110 days ago

Lovely octopus. Is there one on etsy?

hiegleah.bsky.social•111 days ago

That is a cutie!

alisonfisk.bsky.social•111 days ago

Perfect little cutie for a Monday morning!

hiegleah.bsky.social•110 days ago

Definitely!

fredfred.bsky.social•111 days ago

Amazing.

What a great tattoo design.

mart4luna.bsky.social•111 days ago

So lovely to see this, I have family connections to that area. I must go and see it soon.

alisonfisk.bsky.social•111 days ago

It’s in the National Archaeology Museum in Madrid. I believe there’s a modern reproduction at the site in Villaquejida

mart4luna.bsky.social•111 days ago

Good to know!

alisonfisk.bsky.social•111 days ago

This octopus and other fragmentary animal mosaics were discovered in the 19th century at the Hermitage of Santa Colomba, Villaquejida, which had been built on the site of an earlier Roman villa. Read more on this link: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/descarga/articulo/4848421.pdf he