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title: Aulos Player, Cyclades
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/
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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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# Aulos Player, Cyclades

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Aulos Player, Cyclades](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3260.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3260.jpg)

## Image Caption

A marble figurine from the Cycladic islands, 2800-2300 BCE, depicting a flute or [aulos](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aulos/) player. It is one of the earliest representations of a musician in [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) from the [Bronze Age Aegean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bronze_Age_Aegean/). (National Archaeological Museum, [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/)).

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## About the Author

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.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2014, November 17). Aulos Player, Cyclades. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Aulos Player, Cyclades." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 17, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Aulos Player, Cyclades." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Nov 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3260/aulos-player-cyclades/>.

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