F42.1 POLYPHEMOS & GALATEIA

Museum Collection:  Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Fresco, Imperial Roman
Context: Mythology Room, Imperial Villa at Boscotrecase
Date: Late C1st BC
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

The Kyklops Polyphemos woes the Nereid nymph Galateia with the music of his panpipes. The boy atop the rocky hill might be Akis.

ARTICLESPolyphemos, Galateia, Akis

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