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Allegory of the Hill of Wisdom

By Pinturicchio, 1504. Source.

Bignor Venus

Source.

The Cockerel-Headed Man

The Cockerel-Headed Man mosaic from Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight. Source.

Hydraulus and Corno

Hydraulus (water pipe organ) and cornu (horn), from the mosaic floor of the Nennig Villa in Saarland. Source. The horn appears on the coat of arms of modern Nennig.

Haus des Lehrers Mosaic

The Haus des Lehrers tower in East Berlin features a wrap-around mosaic entitled Unser Leben. See the whole thing here.

Roman Deer

Mosaic fawn uncovered at Uzès, France. Source.

The Madness of Heracles

The Madness of Heracles in mosaic form in the Villa Torre de Palma, Portugal. See here for more antiquities from Roman Lusitania.

Hare and Hound

At the Royal Ontario Museum.

The House of the Faun

Mosaic from the House of the Faun at Pompeii. See more.

And How Many Quills a Porcupine's Got

Read about the mosaic makers of Hackney at Spitalfields Life. This menagerie seems to have been pre-selected by Flanders and Swann.