I've shown you in prior posts the oldest #GREEK depictions of #Tritons show an eel like body with fins but no forelegs
#hippocampi or #seahorses were depicted with similar eel like finned bodies.
The Romans evolved this further probably from lost hellenistic works
This work has tritones has with snaky eeel like tails and small forelegs
however in this work the Triton has forefins !
though the Romans don't seemed to have been able to decide on a definite form
Horses' forelegs and fins !
Why the wavering between forms ?
Note the sea horse above
I think someone decided to combine seahorses with tritons leading to ichthyocentaurs !
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