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Music and dance played a significant role in Etruscan ceremony and this figure’s movements represent the grace and dynamism of the event. This work was likely made in the bronze-making center of Vulci, in central Etruria, where craftsmen were renowned for their production of bronze vessels and other small-scale luxury objects that were often adorned with animal and human figures
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Title: Bronze statuette of a dancer
Date: ca. 4th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 3.5 cm
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian, 2020
Object Number: 2021.40.50
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