Z34.4A SEA-GODS & NEREIDS
Museum Collection | Hatay Archaeology Museum, Antakya |
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Catalogue No. | Antakya 825, 829, 830 |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Antioch |
Date | C4th A.D. |
Period | Late Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The Nereid-nymphs Cymothoe, Actee, Pherusa and Dynamene ride across the sea on the backs of the sea-gods Agreus, Palaemon, Gaaeos and Phorcys. The marine deities are depicted as mermen with the serpentine tails of fish in place of legs.