Z34.4B NEREID ACTEE & PALAEMON
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 Actee rides on the back of the sea-god Palaemon. The god is depicted as a boy merman with the tail of a serpentine-fish and pair of crab-claw "feet". He holds a large set of panpipes(?) in his hands.