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title: Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9447/lamp-showing-two-tragic-actors/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors

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

## Image File

[![Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9447.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9447.jpg)

## Image Caption

The scene on this terracotta lamp depicts two tragic actors (perhaps Orestes and Pylades) on a couch; a severed head lies below. [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period, made in [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/), about 175-225 CE. Transferred from the Wellcome Collection. (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). Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9447/lamp-showing-two-tragic-actors/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 12, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9447/lamp-showing-two-tragic-actors/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Lamp Showing Two Tragic Actors." *World History Encyclopedia*, 12 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9447/lamp-showing-two-tragic-actors/>.

## License & Copyright

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