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17th Anniversary Fundraiser
Celebrate our 17th anniversary with a gift to support free history education around the world!
$2813 / $5000
Lyre Player and Bird Fresco
Birds were common pets, especially for women and children who spent much of their time indoors. Numerous artworks depict women and children at home with pet birds, such as quails, songbirds, doves, and geese.
Pictured: Fresco from the throne room of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, often referred to as the 'Orpheus Fresco', depicting a seated lyre player and a bird in flight, c. 1300 BCE. Watercolour reconstruction by Piet de Jong.
Archaeological Museum of Chora.
