Mosaic of a guard dog on a chain from the Casa del Poeta Tragico, House of the Tragic Poet.

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• Dimensions: 5292 x 6760 px | 44.8 x 57.2 cm | 17.6 x 22.5 inches | 300dpi
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Mosaic of a guard dog on a chain from the Casa del Poeta Tragico, House of the Tragic Poet, Regio VI, Insulae 8,3,5. Illustration drawn by Discanno and lithographed by Victor Steeger from Emile Presuhn's "Choix des plus Belles et Interessantes Peintures de Pompei," Weigel, Leipzig, 1882. German archeologist Presuhn (1844-1881) lived in Italy for eight years and, with Mr. Discanno, made exact copies of many wall paintings that are now lost.