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Ancient mosaic returns to Rome after stint as a New York coffee table A 2000-year-old Roman artefact that once graced an emperor’s ship, before ending up in the home of a Manhattan antiquities dealer, is now in an Italian museum. A first-century mosaic from the deck of one of Caligula’s lavish ceremonial ships went on display at a museum in Nemi, Italy, last Thursday.  AP Save Share If stones could speak, the mosaic unveiled recently at an archaeological museum just south of Rome w...

Long-Lost Mosaic From a ‘Floating Palace’ of Caligula Returns Home A 2,000-year-old artifact that had ended up in the home of a Manhattan antiquities dealer is now in an Italian museum. A first-century mosaic from the deck of one of Caligula’s lavish ceremonial ships went on display at a museum in Nemi, Italy, on Thursday.Credit...Paolo Santalucia/Associated Press March 14, 2021 NEMI, Italy — If stones could speak, the mosaic unveiled recently at an archaeological museum jus...