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Z31.2 EROS & PSYCHE

Eros & Psyche | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Zeugma
Date C1st - 2nd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The winged god Eros (Love) sits enthroned beside his wife Psyche (Soul) or mother Aphrodite. The god is depicted as an adolescent in this scene and places an arm about the woman which suggests she is his wife.

ARTICLES

Eros, Psyche, Aphrodite