A Roman Marble Mosaic Panel CIRCA 4TH CENTURY C.E. a section of a floor, illustrating only a small vignette from an elaborate composition, comprised of multicolored tesserae on a cream ground, depicting a bear attacking an antelope, the bear with its body outstretched, leaping in pursuit onto the back of its prey, striking with its claws and teeth, the antelope attempting to spring away in flight from its assailant, its head turned back to witness its own doom, blood spilling from the wound. Height 43 1/2 x width 78 5/8 inches.