Z34.4D AGREUS & KYMOTHOE
Museum Collection: Antakya Museum, Antakya, Turkey
Catalogue Number: Antakya 830, 829 and 825
Type: Mosaic
Context: Antioch
Date: C4th AD
Period: Imperial Roman
SUMMARY
The Nereid Kymothoe (Wave Swift) rides on the back of the sea-god Agreus (the hunter or fisherman) who is depicted as a merman with crab-appendage horns and feet, and holding a fishing net in his hands.
ARTICLES Nereides
OTHER IMAGES OF MOSAIC
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