Title

Roman mosaic of Scene from play with masked actors, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, c2nd century BC. Creator: Dioscurides of Samos.

Caption

Roman mosaic of Scene from play with masked actors, Villa of Cicero, Pompeii, c2nd century BC. Three actors dressed as women wearing masks are seated round a circular table. By Dioscurides of Samos.

Date

199th century BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B83_476

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

64,6Mb (4,9Mb) / 15,1in x 16,6in / 4528 x 4984 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe city Italy building buildings mask house houses yellow country play Rome entertainment color scene Pompeii Campania drama Roman mosaic villa location century comedy masked artefact concept actors transvestite acting artifact dressed up actor Colour Thespian 20th century Ancient city CM Dixon 2nd century BC TGN object Marcus Tullius Cicero Cicero Dixon CM Dixon Mike Dixon Dioscurides of Samos Samos Dioscurides of Villa of Cicero CM Marcus Tullius