Image of Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrytes on a Carriage Carried by by Roman, (3rd century AD)

Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrytes on a Carriage Carried by Seahorses, with God Ocean (mosaic)

IMAGE number: MEP2627877
Image title: Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrytes on a Carriage Carried by Seahorses, with God Ocean (mosaic)
Artist: Roman, (3rd century AD)
Location: Musee du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia
Medium: mosaic

Image description: Marriage of Poseidon and Amphitrytes on a Carriage Carried by Seahorses, with God Ocean, by unknown artist, 3rd Century A.D., mosaic Detail. Wall mosaic portraying a close-up of Ocean, the god of the rivers, rising from the water; his face, with big, melancholic eyes, is featured with a blue, plentiful beard; from his head come out claws, instead of the typical bull horns, according to the mythological iconography; at both sides, two cupids ride freshwater fishes, looking at the divinity with a sort of respect and reverence Artista ignoto Bardo Museum
Photo credit: Mondadori Portfolio/Archivio Giorgio Lotti/Giorgio Lotti / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: 3rd century / child / mosaic / fish / animal / decoration / respect / mythology / close-up / mosaic / face / divinity / art / lineaments / roman art / rising / labyrinth / mythological character / reverence / stateliness / sea / features / gaze / riding / geometric decoration / particular / water / detail / marble / look / horizontal / putto

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