Pygmy mosaics prove popular hunting ground
SHEER decorative exuberance helped this Roman mosaic panel, c.2nd century AD, right, sell to an American private collector for $260,000 (£141,305), almost triple the upper estimate at Sotheby’s New York (20/12% buyer's premium) sale of June 9.
Measuring 6ft 10in by 2ft 2 1/2in (67 x 2.09m), it shows a favourite Roman decorative domestic theme…