Aphrodite Bathing Mosaic, Cyprus

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Carole Raddato
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published on 18 March 2019
Aphrodite Bathing Mosaic, Cyprus

Mosaic pavement from a Roman villa in Alassa depicting Aphrodite bathing and a winged Eros holding a mirror, 5th century CE. Limassol Archaeological Museum, Cyprus.

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Carole Raddato
Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, March 18). Aphrodite Bathing Mosaic, Cyprus. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10248/

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Raddato, Carole. "Aphrodite Bathing Mosaic, Cyprus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 18, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10248/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Aphrodite Bathing Mosaic, Cyprus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 18 Mar 2019. Web. 15 Jun 2019.

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