Z50.1A SOL AS SUNDAY

Museum Collection: Villa at Orbe-Bosceaz, Orbe, Switzerland
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Floor Mosaic
Context: Orbe (Switzerland)
Date: C3rd AD
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

Helios-Sol represents Sunday in a mosaic depicting the seven days of the week. He drives a four-horse chariot through the sky, crowned with the aureole of the sun.

ARTICLES

Helios

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