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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 would have quite the tale to tell. It was crafted in the first century AD for the deck of one of two ...

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 just south of Rome would have quite the tale to tell. It was crafted in the first century for the deck ...