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Z2.10 THE CHARIOT OF POSEIDON

Chariot of Poseidon-Neptune | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Ostia Antica, Rome
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Ostia, Baths of Neptune
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Poseidon (Roman Neptune) drives a chariot drawn by four Hippocamps (fish-tailed horses) across the sea. The god holds a trident and is accompanied by sea-gods, dolphins and fish.

ARTICLES

Poseidon, Hippocamps

OTHER IMAGES

Thumbnail Nereid & Triton

Z33.7A Triton

Thumbnail Nereid & Hippocamp

Z33.7B Nereid