FK1.1 EUROPA & THE BULL
Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Fresco, Imperial Roman III Style
Context: Pompeii
Date: C1st BC
Period: Imperial Roman
SUMMARY
The Phoenician princess Europa climbs onto the back of the bull-shaped god Zeus. Several of her handmaids stand nearby, one caressing the head of the bull.
ARTICLES Zeus
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