| Date | 1st century B.C. |
|---|---|
| Object type | relief |
| Medium, technique | carved, marble |
| Dimensions | 16.5 × 30.5 x 8 cm |
| Inventory number | 4795 |
| Collection | Classical Antiquities |
| On view | Museum of Fine Arts, Basement Floor, Classical Antiquity, Eros – Dionysos – Thanatos |
The female musician on the relief wears a typical Thracian headdress, while the singing man also has foreign features. The relief fragment thus “transmits” the feeling associated with exotic music.
Marble analyses have shown that the relief was made of white marble of unknown origin.
This record is subject to revision due to ongoing research.
