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Z31.8 EROS RIDING DOLPHIN

Eros-Cupid Riding Dolphin | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Ruins of Bulla Regia (in situ), near Jendouba
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Bulla Regia
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The winged god Eros (Roman Cupid) rides across the sea on the back of a dolphin. The love-god holds a box in one hand and the dolphin's reins in the other. He is surrounded by an assortment of fish and shellfish.

ARTICLES

Eros