Pyrrhic Dance and Female Pyrrhic Dancers
Pyrrhic Dance and Female Pyrrhic Dancers
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New York, N.Y: Research Center for Music Iconography of the City University of New York Graduate School
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New York, N.Y: Research Center for Music Iconography of the City University of New York Graduate School
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In the second half of the 5th century B.C. many scenes of the pyrrhic (ancient armed dance) performed by women appear on Attic vases, providing information about the history of a dance that is not known from other sources. Nude or in some cases dressed as Athena, pyrrhicists must have been the most interesting entertainers, along with other mimic d...
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Pyrrhic Dance and Female Pyrrhic Dancers
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1308680889
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1308680889
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0360-8727,1522-7464
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2169-8317,2169-9488
