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Roman Mosaic: Atalanta Hunting

Atalanta rides a galloping horse, bow held in her right hand with arrow nocked and ready. She wears ankle high boots, a knee-length tunic, and cloak. The cloak streams back behind her revealing the quiver on her back.
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    Atalanta hunting (4th century AD). Part of a mosaic pavement from Halicarnassus (Bodrum, Turkey). British Museum 1857,1220.439. © Trustees of the British Museum. Used by permission. 

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    Image Source: The British Museum
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    Ovid, Amores 1.7
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