Bicolored Statuette of Triton (Illustration)

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 09 May 2018

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Bicolored Statuette of Triton — This what has remained from a bi-colored marble statuette of Triton; the statuette was a product of the ateliers at Byzantium. Triton was a god and the messenger of the sea; he was the son of Poseidon. Roman Period, 2nd century CE. From the Courthouse of the Palace of Lausus, in modern-day Istanbul, Turkey. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 09). Bicolored Statuette of Triton. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/8712/bicolored-statuette-of-triton/

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bicolored Statuette of Triton." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified May 09, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image/8712/bicolored-statuette-of-triton/.

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Amin, Osama S. M. "Bicolored Statuette of Triton." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 09 May 2018. Web. 11 Apr 2021.

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