Z19.1 MNEMOSYNE

Museum Collection: Antakya Museum, Antakya, Turkey
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: Antioch, House of Mnemosyne
Date: C2nd - C3rd AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

The goddess Mnemosyne (memory personified) places her hand on the back of a man's head, symbolically aiding his memory. The figures are in a banquet scene.

ARTICLESMnemosyne

 
 
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