Funerary relief with mosaicists preparing tesserae (132)

From the collection in the Episcopium in modern Ostia Antica.
W. 0.23, h. 0.36.
Two men are sitting opposite each other on low stools. In one hand they hold a small object on an anvil, in the other a special hammer. Two men behind them carry a heavy sack on their shoulder. A fifth man makes a demonstrating gesture.

Arachne 6112284. Zimmer 1982, cat. nr. 81. Amedick 1991, cat. nr. 89. Guida p. 21 nr. 11. Photos: Arachne and Parco Archeologico di Ostia Antica.