Goat panel from the Four Seasons
The house of Dionysus. Late 2nd century CE. Paphos, Archaeological Park

Goat panel from the Four Seasons.

The house of Dionysus. Late 2nd century CE.

Paphos, Archaeological Park.

Description:
The panels between the Seasons represent genre scenes and still lifes, the subjects of which are directly associated with seasonal activities... The best preserved panel shows a goat eating the leaves of a tree. A bird is perched in the tree and a syrinx (pan-pipes) hangs from one of the branches.
Credits:
© 1998 Photo, text: W. A. Daszewski, D. Michaelidis. “Guide to the Paphos Mosaics”. Bank of Cyprus cultural foundation, 1998. P. 20, 23.
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