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Mosaïque d'Hadrumète, Triomphe de Neptune, Mid third century AD Musée archéologique de Sousse
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Mosaic of Hadrumetus, Triumph of Neptune, Mid third century AD. Archaeological Museum of Sousse
Neptune, the Roman god of the sea (counterpart to the Greek god Poseidon), riding a chariot pulled by two hippocampi (mythological creatures with the front of a horse and the tail of a fish). The mosaic was found in the House of Wadi Blibane in Sousse, Tunisia
Mosaïque d'Hadrumète, Triomphe de Neptune, Mid third century AD Musée archéologique de Sousse
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