Aulos Player, Cyclades

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A marble figurine from the Cycladic islands, 2800-2300 BCE, depicting a flute or aulos player. It is one of the earliest representations of a musician in sculpture from the Bronze Age Aegean. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2014, November 17). Aulos Player, Cyclades. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aulos Player, Cyclades." World History Encyclopedia, November 17, 2014. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/.

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Cartwright, Mark. "Aulos Player, Cyclades." World History Encyclopedia, 17 Nov 2014, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/.

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