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Z26.1A HERACLES & THE HESPERIDES

Heracles & Hesperides | Greco-Roman mosaic

DETAILS
Museum Collection	National Archaeological Museum of Spain, Madrid
Catalogue No.	Madrid 38315BIS
Type	Mosaic
Context	Llíria
Date	C3rd A.D.
Period	Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

Heracles picks golden apples from the tree of the Hesperides. The serpentine Hesperian dragon is coiled around the trunk of the tree and the three Nymphs stands beside it. This scene is part of a larger mosaic depicting the Twelve Labours of the hero.