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Cupid (Eros) riding a crab | Roman fresco Pompeii

F31.2 EROS RIDING CRAB

Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Fresco, Imperial Roman
Context: Pompeii
Date: --
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

A winged Eros (Roman Cupid) rides like a surfer on the back of crab. The crab might represent the constellation Cancer.

ARTICLES

Eros
 
 
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