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Z33.9B NEREID RIDING CETUS

Nereid Riding Cetus | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Bardo National Museum, Tunis
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Roman Carthage, Nereid Garden Room
Date C3rd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

A Nereid-nymph sails across the sea on the back of a Cetus (Sea-Monster). The creature is depicted as serpentine, marine dragon with a coiling tail and wing-like fins.

ARTICLES

Nereids, Cetea

OTHER IMAGES

Thumbnail Nereid & Hippocamp

Z33.9 Nereid