Z31.11 EROS & THE WOODEN COW
| Museum Collection | Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Zeugma |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of Eros, the god of love, from a painting depicting the tale of Pasiphae and the wooden cow. The godling is depicted as a winged infant armed with a bow. He pokes the head of the wooden cow with one of his love-arrows, so making the faux-heifer desirable to the bull.
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