Neptune and Amphitrite in marriage cart
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Title
Neptune and Amphitrite in marriage cart
Collection
Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Mythology -- Neptune
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1872 - 1887
Library Location
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Subjects
Neptune (Roman deity)
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Sea gods
Putti
Triton (Greek deity)
Mosaics
Genres
Notes
Content: Mosaic from Pompeii, perhaps a depiction of the wedding procession of Poseidon and Amphitrite, with Tritones and other "mermen".
Source Note: Atlas der griechischen Kunstmythologie. (Leipzig : Engelmann, 1872-1887) Overbeck, Johannes Adolf (1826-1895), Author.
Physical Description
Lithographs
Extent: 18.5 x 18 cm
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d6e9b00-c5bf-012f-086e-58d385a7bc34
Rights
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Date Issued
1872
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1872 - 1887). Neptune and Amphitrite in marriage cart Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d6e9b00-c5bf-012f-086e-58d385a7bc34
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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Neptune and Amphitrite in marriage cart" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d6e9b00-c5bf-012f-086e-58d385a7bc34
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