Z18.2 ENDYMION & SELENE
Museum Collection | Bardo National Museum, Tunis |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | - |
Date | - |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The sleeping shepherd Endymion is visited by his lover, the moon-goddess Selene (Roman Luna). The hero reclines beneath a tree, with a hunting spear in one hand and a hound at his side. The goddess is clothed in a silvery robe and crowned with the crescent of the moon.