Being a beast not always a funny story. Even the king of the animals, the lion can have a bad day. This ancient mosaic shows a leo burst in tears: totally sad, completely depressed. I love mosaics about the gladiatorial combats and the hunting, but when I first met this piece I fall in love with it. The sad lion, who needs someone to play with, but that donkey is no more companion for the predator. Cats are passionate hunters, even the big ones, too. But the man shown on the mosaic, the master of the big pussy understands his lion: he knows how lonely can be a cat without a pray. So he pets his little raised kitty – no matter how big is a lion, he will always be a little kitty in the eyes of his master…
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