Z45.8 PASIPHAE, DAEDALUS & THE WOODEN COW
| Museum Collection | Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Zeugma |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
Queen Pasiphae of Crete receives the wooden cow from the craftsman Daedalus. The queen is seated on a throne and attended by a young handmaiden and an elderly woman, probably her nurse, named Trophos. Daedalus, on the far right, holds a saw and other carpentry tools. Beneath the queen's throne Eros, the winged god of love, pierces the head of the wooden cow with an arrow of desire.
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