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Mermaid musician, fresco, Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, France

Mermaid musician playing the flute and tympanum, a type of frame drum or tambourine, fresco, early 14th century, on the vaulted ceiling of the North room of the entrance building of Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France, formerly the Residence of the Bishops of Beauvais. Other mermaids are depicted, playing the flute, viola, bagpipes and drum. They were painted directly onto a limewash base on stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Mermaid musician playing the flute and tympanum, a type of frame drum or tambourine, fresco, early 14th century, on the vaulted ceiling of the North room of the entrance building of Le MUDO, or the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais, Picardy, France, formerly the Residence of the Bishops of Beauvais. Other mermaids are depicted, playing the flute, viola, bagpipes and drum. They were painted directly onto a limewash base on stone. Picture by Manuel Cohen