Z50.7B PHTHINOPORON (AUTUMN)
Museum Collection | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond |
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Catalogue No. | Richmond 51.13 |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Antioch, House of the Drinking Contest |
Date | C2nd - 3rd A.D. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Phthinoporon, the Greek personification of autumn, is depicted as winged youth bearing a basket of grapes.