Special Exhibitions
Antioch Exhibition
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Antioch Exhibition |
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Floor Mosaic of Menander, Glykera, and Comedy The Greek playwright Menander (342-291 BC) reclines on a dining couch with his mistress Glykera. At the left stands a female figure labeled KWMWDIA ("Comedy"), referring to Menander's plays. She holds theater props: a mask and a staff with a curved handle typically held by the narrator/messenger on stage. Menander's lively plays certainly would have been performed in the theaters of Antioch, and in the domestic sphere they provided a model for revelry and a topic for learned conversation.Page 6 of 7 | On the next page: Bottle in the Shape of a Caravan Dromedary |
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