Nereid Galatea Riding a Dolphin | Roman fresco

F42.1C 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 Nereis nymph Galateia sails across the sea on the back of a dolphin.

ARTICLES

Galateia

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