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title: Lyre Player and Bird Fresco
author: Leporello78
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12825/lyre-player-and-bird-fresco/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lyre Player and Bird Fresco

_Authored by Leporello78_

## Image File

[![Lyre Player and Bird Fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12825.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12825.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [fresco](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Fresco/) from the throne room of the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Nestor at [Pylos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pylos/), often referred to as the '[Orpheus](https://www.worldhistory.org/Orpheus/) Fresco' depicts a seated [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/) player and a bird in flight. It dates to c. 1300 BCE and this watercolour reconstruction was completed by Piet de Jong. The fresco is housed at the Archaeological Museum of Chora.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Leporello78. (2020, October 01). Lyre Player and Bird Fresco. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12825/lyre-player-and-bird-fresco/>
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Leporello78. "Lyre Player and Bird Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 01, 2020. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12825/lyre-player-and-bird-fresco/>.
### MLA
Leporello78. "Lyre Player and Bird Fresco." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Oct 2020, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12825/lyre-player-and-bird-fresco/>.

## License & Copyright

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