The art work, crafted on travertine slabs and courting from the late 1st century BC to the first century AD, became stolen from Pompeii by a Nazi German officer all over World Battle II. It became handed over by the heirs of a deceased German citizen who got it as a reward from a Wehrmacht captain.
Diplomatic efforts between the Italian Consulate in Stuttgart and German officers enabled the mosaic’s repatriation.
Even supposing its valid origin stays risky, identical pieces once adorned Roman bedrooms or deepest chambers.
Specialists steal into consideration the panel to be of “extraordinary cultural significance,” because it marks a shift in Roman art work towards subject matters of day to day intimacy, departing from the brave myths of earlier eras. The mosaic will now be catalogued, preserved, and made accessible for public education and analysis at Pompeii.
