Z44.1 BELLEROPHON, PEGASUS & CHIMERA
| Museum Collection | Ruins of Palmyra, near Tadmur |
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| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Palmyra |
| Date | ca 260 A.D. |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The hero Bellerophon, riding on the back of the winged horse Pegasus, spears the Chimera. The beast is depicted a sa lion with a serpent for a tail and a goat's head rising from the middle of its back. The hero is dressed in a Persian body-suit and the hooves of his flying steed drip with water--in myth, Pegasus' hoof-prints formed springs.