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Mosaic of Maritime Traders
This mosaic (c. 3rd c. AD) is located in one of the numbered commercial stationes (offices) in Ostia’s Piazzale delle Corporazioni, the hub of commercial guilds. Two ships and a leaping figure evoke the agility and peril of maritime trade. Representing maritime traders, the mosaic reflects the cosmopolitan and logistical complexity behind Rome’s imperial supply chain.
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