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title: Mosaic with Musicians
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3860/mosaic-with-musicians/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mosaic with Musicians

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mosaic with Musicians](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3860.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3860.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Mosaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mosaic/) depicting musicians, signed by Dioskourides of [Samos](https://www.worldhistory.org/samos/). The mosaic shows an episode from a comedy since the figures are wearing theatrical masks. The figures are playing musical instruments often connected with the cult of [Cybele](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cybele/): the tambourine, small cymbals and the double flute. The mosaic was found in the so-called Villa of [Cicero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cicero/) near [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/) and dates to the 1st century BCE. It was made with tiny tesserae, in a technique called opus vermiculatum. (Naples National Archaeological Museum)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2015, May 14). Mosaic with Musicians. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3860/mosaic-with-musicians/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Musicians." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 14, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3860/mosaic-with-musicians/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mosaic with Musicians." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 May 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3860/mosaic-with-musicians/>.

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