Naxos, Archaeological Museum, mosaic with Europa and the bull

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14008/23345

Title:	Naxos, Archaeological Museum, mosaic with Europa and the bull
Start date:	1
End date:	299
Historical Period:	Imperial/Late Roman
Description:	Mosaic floor panel. In the center the scene of Europa and Zeus (transformed in a fish-tail bull), with marine creatures. In each corner the representation of an animal, two peacocks and two deer, one hunted by a dog. The external frame has a vegetal motif with racemes and heart-shape leaves
Place:	Archaeological Museum of Naxos - Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ναξου, Greece
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	pâte de verre (glass) stone (worked rock)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Collection
Physical type:	mosaics (visual works)
Material and technique:	mosaic (process)
Data provider:	University of Bologna
License:	All rights reserved
Appears in Collections:	BYZART