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Fragment with an armed dancer. Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave. Made in Egypt
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TITLE OF WORK:
Fragment with an armed dancer. Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave. Made in Egypt
TYPE OF WORK:
Textile fabric, woven, wool & linen
DATE:
400
DATE DETAILS: approx.
DIMENSIONS: 10.16 cm high 15.24 cm wide
COMMENTS: Later Greek writers, such as Nonnos of Panopolis, who flourished in Egypt in the fifth century AD, linked the god Dionysos with Pyrrhic dancers, like the one seen here. In a Pyrrhic dance, a dance of
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
Ancient, Greece, Egypt,
DANCE FORM:
solo
KEYWORDS:
arm, weapon
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