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The ball-dance in ancient Greece

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1619850


Item data

Title

The ball-dance in ancient Greece

Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World
Dance -- Ancient

Names

Macquoid, Percy, d. 1925 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1895

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

Subjects

Acrobats
Balls (Sporting goods)
Dance -- Greece -- To 499
Women -- Greece -- To 499
Greeks -- Clothing & dress -- To 499
Drapery in art

Genres

Prints

Notes

Source Note: Dancing. Longmans, Green. 1895) Frazer, Lady (Lily Grove) (d.1941), Author.

Physical Description

Line photoengravings
Extent: 17.1 x 9.3 cm

Identifiers

Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0f010d80-c5be-012f-1707-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1895

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The ball-dance in ancient Greece" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1895. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f010d80-c5be-012f-1707-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1895). The ball-dance in ancient Greece Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f010d80-c5be-012f-1707-58d385a7bc34

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The ball-dance in ancient Greece" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 19, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0f010d80-c5be-012f-1707-58d385a7bc34

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