Title

Detail of the mosaic floor in the audience chamber, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford, Kent, 1991

Caption

Detail of the mosaic floor in the audience chamber, Lullingstone Roman Villa, Eynsford, Kent, 1991, depicting Bellerophon riding Pegasus and spearing Chimaera, the fire-breathing monster. The villa was built around AD100 and discovered in 1939.

Date

1991

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19A78_070

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 12,2in x 15,8in / 3673 x 4753 (300dpi)

Keywords

Italy building buildings England house discovery country detail Rome color colour design decorative archaeology excavation Roman mosaic villa tile location century floor Kent concept mythology excavations Pegasus archeology Nineties mythical creature Greek mythology 20th century English Heritage 1990s audience chamber Bellerophon Chimaera decade Eynsford Lullingstone Roman Villa mythical beast Roman archaeology Roman villa TGN photograph J Bailey Bailey J photograph