File:Circus mosaic from Ainay (Lyon, Mus Gall-Rom 2000.0.1209) 01.jpg

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Mosaic of a chariot race in a Roman circus ("Mosaïque Macors"), from Ainay (Presqu'île), Lyon.
Date Roman, 2nd century CE
Medium mosaic
Dimensions length: 4.97 m (16.30 ft); width: 3.02 m (118.89 in)
dimensions QS:P2043,4.97U11573
dimensions QS:P2049,3.02U11573
institution QS:P195,Q509
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2000.0.1209
Place of discovery Lyon, Ainay, east of the abbey of Saint Martin. The mosaic was found on 18 February 1806 in the garden of the pharmacist Paul Macors, later known as the Jardin des Mosaïques, in the area bordered today by rue Jarente, rue Victor Hugo, rue des Remparts d'Ainay, and rue Auguste Compte (see Fabia).
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