F1.1 EUROPA & THE BULL

Museum Collection | National Archaeological Museum of Naples |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Fresco, Imperial Roman III Style |
Context | Pompeii |
Date | C1st B.C. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The Phoenician princess Europa climbs onto the back of the bull-shaped god Zeus (Roman Jupiter). She is accompanied by three handmaidens, one of whom caresses the neck of the bull.