Z44.2 BELLEROPHON, PEGASUS & CHIMERA
Museum Collection | Archaeological Museum of Nîmes |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | - |
Date | - |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The hero Bellerophon, riding on the back of the winged horse Pegasus, spears the Chimera. The beast is depicted as a lion with a serpent for a tail and a goat's head rising from the middle of its back.