Europa & the Bull - Ancient Greco-Roman Mosaic (original) (raw)

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Europa & the Bull | Greco-Roman mosaic

DETAILS

Museum Collection Château de Chantilly, Chantilly
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Stabia, Villa of San Marco
Date C1st A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The Phoenician princess Europa is carried across the sea by Zeus (Roman Jupiter) in the guise of a bull.

ARTICLES

Zeus