Z36.1 RIVER-GOD EUPHRATES
| Museum Collection | Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Zeugma |
| Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
This portrait of the river-god Euphrates depicts him as a green-haired and bearded god adorned with, and surrounded by, river-reeds and blooming flowers. The two horn-shaped objects beneath his chin are probably cornucopiae (horns of plenty).