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Girl dancing the Pyrriche with female aulos-player

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TYPE OF WORK: Painting on clay vase
DATE: -420
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 29.6 x 5.1 cm diam.
COMMENTS: This is a rare case where a female is shown dancing the Pyrrhiche, an armed dance. She bears an Attica helmet and a crossed baldric on the bosom.
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Greece

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