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This statuette belongs to a series of "Phrygian dancers" that is associated with the cult of Cybele or the Mother Goddess. The figure is represented as performing an ecstatic dance, presumably part of the cult rituals.
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Title: Terracotta statuette of a dancing youth
Period: Early Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made and hand-made
Dimensions: H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.1710
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