Classical Art and Archaeology magazine vol. 9. In an article "Cymbals playing in a Roman mosaic from Mariamin in Syria" by Audrey Cottet, Laboratoire de Physique de l’École Normale Supérieure, ENS, Sorbonne Université, Université de Paris.
The mosaic of the six female musicians from Mariamin in Syria depicts in exquisite detail a late antique musical performance. The present study focuses on the cymbal tongs player and the finger cymbals player from this mosaic, who have raised little interest so far, yet provide much information on cymbal playing in the Roman-Imperial period.