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title: Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-12-21
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# Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16833.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16833.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) of the [nymph](https://www.worldhistory.org/nymph/) [Cyrene](https://www.worldhistory.org/cyrene/), a Thessalian princess (the daughter of King Hypseus of the Lapiths), and later, the queen and ruler of the North African [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Cyrene. She holds a flagon in her left hand and a reed in her right. From Lambaesis (present-day Tazoult) in Algeria. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century CE.

Museum of Lambaesis.

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, December 21). Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic of the Nymph Cyrene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Dec 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16833/mosaic-of-the-nymph-cyrene/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52565227182/in/photostream/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52565227182/in/photostream/) by **[Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato")**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 21 December 2022. 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.