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title: Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9431/pompeii-fresco-of-a-woman-playing-a-lyre/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9431.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9431.jpg)

## Image Caption

This panel, once identified as a [music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) lesson, probably depicts a scene of love, set inside a house. A woman playing a [kithara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kithara/) (a type of [lyre](https://www.worldhistory.org/Lyre/)) sits with her lover who gazes adoringly at her. From [Pompeii](https://www.worldhistory.org/pompeii/), in modern-day [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/). [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period, 50-79 CE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 12). Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9431/pompeii-fresco-of-a-woman-playing-a-lyre/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9431/pompeii-fresco-of-a-woman-playing-a-lyre/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Pompeii Fresco of a Woman Playing a Lyre." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9431/pompeii-fresco-of-a-woman-playing-a-lyre/>.

## License & Copyright

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