Z34.8 TRITON WITH LEOKAMPOS

Museum Collection: Roman villa in Volubilis (in situ), Morocco
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: Volubilis
Date: --
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

A fish-tailed Triton holding a giant conch-shell (?) holds a leokampos (fish-tailed lion) on a lead. On the other side of the god is a hippokampos (not shown).

ARTICLESTriton

 
 
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