Z31.3 EROS & PSYCHAE
Museum Collection | Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya |
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Catalogue No. | Antakya 846 |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Daphne near Antioch, House of the Boat of Psyches |
Date | C3rd A.D. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god Eros (Love) drives a chariot across the sea drawn by a pair of butterfly-winged Psychae (Souls). The pair are perhaps the god's wife Psyche and daughter Hedone.