Z31.4 EROS RIDING DOLPHIN

Museum Collection: Gaziantep Museum, Gaziantep, Turkey
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: Zeugma
Date: C1st - C2nd AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

The winged godling Eros (Love) rides across the sea on the back of a dolphin. He holds a whip in one hand, and a pair of reins in the other.

ARTICLESEros

 
 
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