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Papyrus with figures of Amor and Psyche

Papyrus with figures of Amor and Psyche
A papyrus with a scene from the myth of Amor and Psyche drawn with black ink on the recto. Here Psyche is shown - on the left, with butterfly wings- , probably kneeling beside her spouse, holding in her right hand an object identifiable as the lamp that will reveal him. Amor is depicted on the right, with bird wings, half-reclining on the bed.
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Present location MUSEO ARCHEOLOGICO NAZIONALE/MUSEO EGIZIO [05/027] FLORENCE
Inventory number 8682
Dating ROMAN PERIOD
Archaeological Site EL-BAHNASA
Category PAPYRUS
Material PAPYRUS
Technique WOVEN
Height 15 cm
Width 25 cm
Bibliography•G.Coppola, in Papiri della Società Italiana, vol. VIII, Firenze, 1927, pgg. 85-87, tav. III.
•AA.VV., Papiri dell'Istituto Papirologico "G.Vitelli", Numero 1, Firenze, 1988, pgg. 32-33, n. 31.
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