File:Mosaic of Ganymede and the eagle (Vienne, Mus St-Pierre).jpg

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Mosaic emblema of Ganymede and the eagle. Ganymede's legs below the knees are destroyed; the rock or cloud is a modern restoration.
Date Roman, 2nd–3rd century CE
Medium mosaic
Musée lapidaire Saint-Pierre, Vienne
Place of discovery Saint-Colombe, "au lieu dit la Chantrerie, dans une vigne, propriété Pichat" (February 1862)
Notes The same mosaic floor also included panels of the four seasons, of which only Winter survives.
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