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10-SEP-2012

Herculaneum

House of the Neptune and Amphrite contains this beautiful mosaic depicting Neptune and Amphrite, after which the house is named.
This is one of the best-preserved mosaics in Herculaneum. Neptune was the Roman god of the sea, in Greek mythology this was Poseidon.
Amphrite was his wife.


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Paul Milholland05-Mar-2013 23:37
With as good as this looks now, I'll bet it was absolutely stunning when it was new. . . .
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