Z50.7A EIAR SPRING PERSONIFIED

Museum Collection: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Catalogue Number: Richmond 51.13
Type: Floor Mosaic
Context: Antioch, House of the Drinking Contest
Date: C2nd - C3rd AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

Eiar (spring personified) holds a basket of unripe fruit in his hand. He is perhaps an aspect of Zephryos, the winged god of the west wind.

ARTICLES

Zephyros