The ancient artwork, thought to date to the 4th century B.C., depicts two satyrs, nature spirits that appear in Greek mythology.
A remarkable mosaic floor depicting two human-animal hybrid spirits has been uncovered at the site of an ancient Greek city.The mosaic was identified in the modern town of Eretria on the island of Evia, Greece, during water pipeline works. The area is home to the ruins of an archaic settlement that was an important Greek city in the mid-first millennium B.C.Amid the pipeline works, part of a house from the 4th century B.C.
Satyrs were often depicted engaging in debauchery, characterized as being lovers of drinking, feasting, music, dancing and women.The mosaic found in Eretria shows one of the satyrs, who looks young, playing a double flute, while the other, bearded and presumably older, appears to be dancing and enjoying the music.Pebbles of various colors—including white, black, red and yellow—were used to render the features of the faces or details of the bodies.
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