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Z44.2 BELLEROPHON, PEGASUS & CHIMERA

Bellerophon, Pegasus & Chimera | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Archaeological Museum of Nîmes
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context -
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The hero Bellerophon, riding on the back of the winged horse Pegasus, spears the Chimera. The beast is depicted as a lion with a serpent for a tail and a goat's head rising from the middle of its back.

ARTICLES

Bellerophon, Pegasus, Chimera