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R44.1 BELLEROPHON, PEGASUS & CHIMERA

Bellerophon, Pegasus & Chimera | Greco-Roman bas-relief
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Museum Collection British Museum, London
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Type Bas-relief
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DESCRIPTION

The hero Bellerophon battles the monstrous Chimera from the back of the horse Pegasus. The monster 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