Floor mosaic depicting ten young women performing physical excercises (the so-called “Maidens in Bikini”) — the left half of the higher register

First half of the 4th century. Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Chamber of the Ten MaidensPhoto by Ilya Shurygin

Floor mosaic depicting ten young women performing physical excercises (the so-called “Maidens in Bikini”) — the left half of the higher register.

First half of the 4th century.

Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Chamber of the Ten Maidens
(Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Sala delle Dieci Ragazze).

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THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

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History of Ancient Rome

Floor mosaic depicting ten young women performing physical excercises (the so-called “Maidens in Bikini”) — the left half of the higher register.

Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Chamber of the Ten Maidens(Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Sala delle Dieci Ragazze).

Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Chamber of the Ten Maidens
(Piazza Armerina, Villa Romana del Casale, Sala delle Dieci Ragazze).