Z36.2 RIVER-GOD EUPHRATES
Museum Collection | Gaziantep Museum of Archaeology, Gaziantep |
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Catalogue No. | - |
Type | Mosaic |
Context | Zeugma |
Date | C1st - 2nd A.D. |
Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The god of the river Euphrates reclines on a stone bench beside the waters of his stream. He wears a blue-grey robe and a wreath of reeds, holds a frond in one hand, and rests an arm upon an upturned, golden pitcher spilling water.