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title: Street Musicians Mosaic, Herculaneum
author: Mary Harrsch
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13620/street-musicians-mosaic-herculaneum/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Street Musicians Mosaic, Herculaneum
_Authored by Mary Harrsch_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13620.jpg)
## Image Caption
A [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) [mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depicting a troupe of comic performers, wearing masks and playing musical instruments. The figure on the left plays a [pan flute](https://www.worldhistory.org/Panpipes/), while the figure on the right plays a [tympanon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tympanon/) (hand drum). From the "Villa of [Cicero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cicero/)", [Herculaneum](https://www.worldhistory.org/Herculaneum/). 1st Century CE.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Harrsch, M. (2021, March 13). Street Musicians Mosaic, Herculaneum. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Harrsch, Mary. "Street Musicians Mosaic, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 13, 2021. .
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Harrsch, Mary. "Street Musicians Mosaic, Herculaneum." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Mar 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/4441300363/in/gallery-22147242@N02-72157649734854897/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/4441300363/in/gallery-22147242@N02-72157649734854897/) by [**Mary Harrsch**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mharrsch/4441300363/in/gallery-22147242@N02-72157649734854897/). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 13 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.