Image of Fragment of Bacchylides, with attached sillybos, Papyrus 2056, 2nd century by Greek school, (2nd century)

Fragment of Bacchylides, with attached sillybos, Papyrus 2056, 2nd century (papyrus)

IMAGE number: BL6369094
Image title: Fragment of Bacchylides, with attached sillybos, Papyrus 2056, 2nd century (papyrus)
Artist: Greek school, (2nd century) / Greek
Location: British Library, London, UK
Medium: papyrus
Date: C2nd AD

Image description: A small fragment is all that remains of this 2nd-century CE scroll containing the dithyrambs of the poet Bacchylides (fl. 5th century BCE). It measures a mere 195 x 90 mm and retains text from Bacchylides’ 17th dithyramb.
Photo credit: From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords: Papyrus / fragment / ancient greek / poetry / poem / text / scroll

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