Illustration
A red-figure hydria (water-jar) made and found in Campania, Italy, from c. 325-350 BCE, attributed to The Foundling Painter.
A dancing girl (orchestris) stands on her hands in an acrobatic act, which can be a somersault or a walk on hands. She is between a stool and a potter’s turntable, both of which could be used for performing amazing acrobatic acts. The hand-drums (tympana) and the decorative band of beads suggest that her performance takes place in a party. In ancient Greece, troupes of entertainers could be hired to entertain the guests at a symposium (drinking-party).
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Museum, T. T. o. T. B. (2020, October 15). Acrobat-dancer on a Hydria. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12884/acrobat-dancer-on-a-hydria/
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