Mosaic depicting Greek hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus has been described as best find of its kind in 50 years A spectacular Roman mosaic described as the best find of its kind in half a century has been partly uncovered in Berkshire, during a community archaeology project that only had two weeks left to run. Anthony Beeson, an expert on classical art and a member of the Association for the Study and Preservation of Roman Mosaics, described it as “without question the most exciting mosaic discovery made in Britain in the last fifty years”. Continue reading...
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