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title: Wall-painting of an Amorous Scene
author: British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3809/wall-painting-of-an-amorous-scene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Wall-painting of an Amorous Scene
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3809.jpg)
## Image Caption
[Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/)-painting of an amorous scene. The woman is holding a [kithara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kithara/). 1st century CE Height: 58 centimetres Length: 80 centimetres London, BM, 1867,0508.1353.
## Cite This Work
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Museum, B. (2015, April 16). Wall-painting of an Amorous Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
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