Z46.3 WINGED TIGER

Museum Collection: Istanbul Archaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Mosaic
Context: --
Date: --
Period: Late Roman

SUMMARY

A winged, goat-horned tiger with a lizard caught in its mouth. These creatures were associated with Dionysos (eg a pair of the beasts adorn a throne of Dionysos in the Louvre).