19th century illustration of Tarvos Trigaranus. Tarvos Trigaranus or Taruos Trigaranos is a divine figure who appears on a relief panel of the Pillar

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19th century illustration of Tarvos Trigaranus. Tarvos Trigaranus or Taruos Trigaranos is a divine figure who appears on a relief panel of the Pillar of the Boatmen as a bull with three cranes perched on his back. He stands under a tree, and on an adjacent panel, the god Esus is chopping down a tree, probably a willow, with an axe. Detail from Gaulish altars found in the foundations of Notre Dame in 1771, currently exhibited in the Musée des Thermes - Figure shown on the fourth altar. Original artwork published in Le magasin Pittoresque by M. A. Lachevardiere, Paris, 1846.

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Size: 5000px × 6539px
Photo credit: © Les Archives Digitales / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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