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Second best every representation (?) but of a much larger instrument

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“Floor pavement representing female dancers. Marble mosaic, ca. 260 AD (Sasanian Era). From the iwan of the so-called palace of Shapur at Bishapur, Iran.”

Update 5/26/2021:

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Said to be in BM, but this is from Arachne.

Update 11-5-21:

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likely from a villa at Boscoreale: ca. Early-to-Mid 1st Century CE, now in Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart (Arch 83/1 k) – Thanks to Dr Crom via Twitter
MFA vase detail
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