Z34.10 TRITONES & NEREIDES

Museum Collection: Bardo Museum, Tunis, Tunisia
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: Oceanus or Neptune Mosaic, Utica
Date: --
Period: Late Roman

SUMMARY

Fish-tailed Tritones and Nereis Nymphs ride across the sea on the back of fantastic sea beasts such as Hippokampoi (horse-fish), Pardalokampoi (leopard-fish), and Leokampoi (lion-fish)

ARTICLESTritones, Nereides, Hippokampoi

OTHER IMAGES OF MOSAIC

     
 
 
Theoi Project Copyright © 2000 - 2007, Aaron Atsma