The mosaic had been cut into 16 pieces, each weighing between 75 to 200 pounds, and had been individually stored in pallets kept inside a Los Angeles storage unit since the 1980s, according to the ...

A Roman Mosaic, Buried for More Than Two Millennia, ... The ancient work of art was first found in the 1980s during works on the Lion Walk Shopping Centre in Red Lion Yard, ...

One of the mosaics, visualising peacocks, originated from Roman emperor Hadrian’s villa built around 120 AD, says Anastasio. The piece showcasing the fishermen is special for two reasons, he says.

An ancient Roman-era settlement near Alès, France, reveals vibrant mosaic floors, smart drainage, and late-period graves.

Federal agents interviewed Alcharihi in March 2016, and he admitted purchasing 80 vases that broke upon arrival to the U.S., two mosaics, the looted Roman Empire art and a smaller unknown one for ...

A farmer discovered a 900-square-foot mosaic from the third century in his field in Turkey. Covered by a thin layer of soil, the artwork depicts a variety of hunting scenes from the Roman era.

In 2020, an attorney contacted the FBI Art Crime Team on behalf of an anonymous client who was in possession of an enormous "mosaic of the mythological figure Medusa," the FBI said.