Z33.2 NEREID THETIS RIDING HIPPOCAMP
Museum Collection | House of the Mosaics (in situ), Eretria |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Eretria, House of the Mosaics |
Date | C1st B.C. |
Period | Hellenistic Greek |
DESCRIPTION
The Nereid Thetis rides side-saddle on the back of a Hippocamp (fish-tailed horse). The sea-goddess is delivering the arms of Achilles in a scene from Homer's Iliad.