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Z10.9 APHRODITE & EROTES

Aphrodite-Venus & Erotes | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Bardo National Museum, Tunis
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Thuburbo-Majus
Date C4th A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Aphrodite (Roman Venus) drives a chariot drawn by four winged Erotes (Roman Cupids). She wears a royal blue cloak and is crowned with a shining aureole.

ARTICLES

Aphrodite, Erotes