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Relief with masks of Polyphemus and Galatea
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Relief with masks of Polyphemus and Galatea
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Published 2018-06-08T11:39:26+00:00
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The two masks, sculpted in relief, depict the myth of the Cyclops Polyphemus' unrequited love for the nymph Galatea, a personification of sea foam. Polyphemus, identifiable for the eye in his forehead, is shown here as a shepherd with a crown of wheat and a syrinx (a musical instrument) whilst Galatea appears between the waves flanked by a dolphin. The panel was used as a decoration.
Technical Information
| Date published | 08/06/2018 |
| Complexity | Easy |
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| Title | Relief with masks of Polyphemus and Galatea |
| Date | Second half of the 1st century AD |
| Accession | Inv. 112157 |
| Medium | Marble |
| Credit | Found in 1931 in the thatre area of the Diana sanctuary, Nemi (Rome), Italy |
| Record | http://www.museonazionaleromano.beniculturali.it/ |
| Place | National Roman Museum |
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