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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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beauty doesn't make it right, I have no words to describe this
Thanks a lot hope to see shortly also better quality images
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Some other images - including a close up of Hermes in the mosaic
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Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
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It is not a real mosaic in the common style, a tesserae mosaic, but one composed of peebles, that is the early form. This helps establishing a terminus ante quem, while the stone barrel-vault which came into use not before the late 4th century BC gives a terminus post quem.
Stefan (Literary references to the discussed topics are always appreciated.)
![[Image: websitepic.jpg]](http://www.roman-artifacts.com/files/websitepic.jpg)
