<![CDATA[Blanton Museum of Art Collections]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/browse?tags=1986.46&output=rss2 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 08:00:41 -0500 koven.smith@blantonmuseum.org (Blanton Museum of Art Collections) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Dancing Figure]]> http://utw10658.utweb.utexas.edu/items/show/2745

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Creator

Anonymous

Title

Dancing Figure

Date Created

after 200 BCE-before 1 BCE

Spatial Coverage

10.2 cm x 4.8 cm x 2.1 cm (4 in. x 1 7/8 in. x 13/16 in.)

Identifier

1986.46

Medium

Bronze

Description

A man twists his body in a vigorous dance movement. He is nude except for a cloth tied around his waist. The exaggerated features, such as the beaked nose, ill-proportioned head, and strangely thin arms, indicate that he probably belonged to a marginalized class in society. The shaved head with a single lock of hair on top may suggest that he is a slave. The exotic portrayal of slaves and foreigners in bronze figurines was popular in Alexandria, a major port city in the Hellenistic period.

Rights Holder

Frost Brothers Benefit and Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1986

Type

sculpture

Has Version

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Requires

14702
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