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| Getty Villa, Malibu, California, USA | |
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| Artist/Maker | Unknown |
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English: Boxing scene from the Aeneid (book 5), when the aged Sicilian champion Entellus defeats the young Trojan champion Dares. Blood spurts from Dares' injured head. Entellus sacrificed his prize, a bull, by landing a great blow to the animal's head. Both boxers wear cesti. Mosaic floor from a Gallo-Roman villa in Villelaure (France), ca. 175 AD.
Français : Scène de boxe tirée de L'Énéide (chant V), quand le vieux champion sicilien Entellus bat le jeune champion troyen Darès. Du sang jaillit de la tête blessée de Darès. Entellus sacrifie sa récompense, un taureau, en lui assénant un grand coup sur le front. Les deux combattant portent des cesti. Mosaïque de sol d'une villa gallo-romaine de Villelaure (France), v. 175 ap. J.-C.
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| Dimensions | H. 81 7/8 in.; W. 81 7/8 in. |
| Accession number | 71.AH.106 |
| Photographer/source | Photo by Marshall Astor on Flickr, 2007-01-04, see http://flickr.com/photos/lifeontheedge/345494192/ |
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| current | 15:05, 24 June 2007 | 1,872×2,007 (2.26 MB) | Bibi Saint-Pol | (cropping) |
| 14:53, 24 June 2007 | 1,872×2,020 (4.18 MB) | Bibi Saint-Pol | (== Description == {{Information Getty Villa |artist=Unknown |description= {{en|Boxing scene, mosaic floor from a Gallo-Roman villa in Villelaure (France), ca. 175 AD.}} {{fr|Scène de boxe, mosaïque de sol d'une ville gallo-romaine de Villelaure (Fra) |
