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A mosaic floor depicting the Thracian musician Orpheus decorates one of the rooms of a luxurious Roman Villa in Sparta. Orpheus wears oriental clothes. He is seated on a rock and is surrounded by wild animals and birds (eagle, lion, antelope), which he tames with the sound of his lyre.
Caption Roman mosaic with Orpheus taming the wild animals by playing his lyre
Mythic people Orpheus (Musician)
Type Mosaic
Origin Roman Villa, Sparta (Ex property Papadimitriou-Nikoletos, Irakleidon street)
Current position in situ
Index number OT140
Dating Roman ages
Notes
Οικία των Ψηφιδωτών | House of mosaics, Ο Ορφέας παίζει λύρα και σαγηνεύει τα ζώα
Panayotopoulou A., Roman mosaics from Sparta in SPARTA IN LACONIA: Proceedings of the 19th British Museum Classical Colloquium held with the British School at Athens and King's and University Colleges, London 6-8 December 1995, BSA 4, 1998, 112–118. (σελ. 115)
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