Fragment with an Armed Dancer, 4th–5th century, Made in Egypt, Wool, linen; plain weave, tapestry weave, 4 in. high 6.00 in. wide (10.16 cm high 15.24 cm wide), Textiles, 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 war or victory, armed boys and men performed a series of offensive and defensive movements to music
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Fragment, Armed Dancer, 4th–5th century, Egypt, Wool, linen, plain weave, tapestry, 4, high 6.00, wide, 10.16 cm high 15.24 wide, Textiles, Later Greek, writers, Nonnos, Panopolis, flourished, fifth, AD, linked, god Dionysos, Pyrrhic dancers, dance, dance, war, victory, armed boys, men performed, series, offensive, defensive movements, music
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