Mosaic showing a theatre scene

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Title

Mosaic showing a theatre scene

Subject

Mosaic of a theatre scene

Description

This mosaic depicts two women consulting a sorceress. All three figures wear theatre masks as they sit around the table. Vases are placed on the table suggesting that the sorceress may be conjuring potions with the help of her young assistant on the viewer's right. The artist included small details and flourishes that decorate the scene. Like other mosaics from the Villa of Cicero, it dates to the 1st century BCE and is signed by Dioskourides of Samos.

Creator

Carole Raddato

Date

July 4, 2014

Contributor

Description Provided by Jacqueline Giz

Type

Photograph

Coverage

Pompeii, Italy