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F42.1C NEREID GALATEA

Nereid Galatea | Greco-Roman fresco
DETAILS
Museum Collection Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Catalogue No. -
Type Fresco
Context Imperial Villa at Boscotrecase, Mythology Room
Date Late C1st B.C.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The Nereid Galatea, clothed in a saffron robe, rides across the sea on the back of a large, green dolphin.

ARTICLES

Galatea

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