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Z16.1 GAEA THE EARTH

Gaea the Earth | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Antioch, House of Ge and the Seasons
Date C2nd - 3rd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Gaea the Earth (here labelled Ge) is depicted as a matronly woman crowned with a wreath of fruit. A cornucopia (horn of plenty) brimming with fruit stands at her shoulder.

ARTICLES

Gaea