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Veiled Thoughts

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Martha Lattie

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Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, 3rd–2nd century B.C. Greek
Bronze statuette of a veiled and masked dancer, 3rd–2nd century B.C. Greek

Greek Hellenistic Period

, 3rd – 2nd century BCE, The Metropolitan Museum, New York.

This small statuette is a remarkable representation of a dancer caught in the midst of a complicated move. It is expressive and mysterious at the same time.

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