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TITLE OF WORK: Stater coin of Abdera showing young Kalathiskos dancer
TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, relief, silver coin
DATE: -400
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 2.8 cm diam.
COMMENTS: 411/410 to 386/385 BC. The young female dancer in short chiton pirouettes on the tips of her toes. This is a typical Laconian (i.e. from Sparta) dance movement (Karyatizein) performed by the Karyatid
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Greece, Abdera
DANCE FORM: solo, Kalathiskos, ancient Greek
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