Image code: 21128

Fragments of wall with inlay decoration

No other examples of the use of this particular technique are known, the forms were carved into the limestone and then filled with coloured paste (which, however, began to fall off as it dried). On this wall fragment the scene is arranged in two registers depicting hunting activities: the lower one shows three foxes being chased by a dog that bites the tail of the last prey. In the upper one a man is crouched behind a panther, holding two throwing sticks to strike the feline; falcon

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