Z32.1 GANYMEDES & THE EAGLE

Museum Collection | Sousse Archaeological Museum, Sousse |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Hadrumetum |
Date | - |
Period | Late Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Ganymedes is seized by the eagle of Zeus (Roman Jupiter) or the god himself in the guise of an eagle. The youth wears a peaked Phrygian cap and a red cloak, and holds a shepherd's crock in his hand.