F47.4 PERSEUS & ANDROMEDA
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
Perseus swoops down to with sword raised to rescue the chained princess Andromeda who is offered as a sacrifice to a sea dragon. On the right Perseus greets the Aithiopian king Kepheus in his palace.
ARTICLES Perseus, Ketos Aithiopios
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