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Z20.2 PORTRAITS OF THE NINE MUSES

Portraits of Muses | Greco-Roman mosaic
DETAILS
Museum Collection Archaeological Museum of Cos
Catalogue No. -
Type Mosaic
Context Cos
Date -
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The nine circles of this mosaic contain portraits of the nine Muses. The goddesses and their attributes from the top left to the bottom right are Calliope with a scroll, Euterpe with a flute, Thalia with a comic mask, Melpomene with a tragic mask, Terpsichore with a lyre, Erato with a cithara, Clio with a writing block, Urania with a globe, and Polyhymnia without an attribute.

ARTICLES

Muses, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania