In Ancient Roman drama, a siparium was a tapestry stretched on the scaenae frons, the back wall of the stage. Human figures were presented on the siparium. When a play started, the siparium was lowered so it would be visible to the audience. At the end of a play, it would be raised again. ...
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(Latin: scene curtain or tapestry; a drop curtain). Fabric stretched and attached to a frame that was lowered into the stage floor at beginning of a scene and raised at end of scene to block view.
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