Dancing Young Man

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Culture Etruscan

Title Dancing Young Man

Date 500–400 BCE

Medium Bronze

Dimensions Overall: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)

Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 75.36.1

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This young dancer conveys a sense of spontaneous movement in space. The motif of a nude youth was influenced by Greek tradition, but skillful bronze work had long been part of Etruscan culture. Our statuette was possibly cast in a workshop at Vulci, the southern Etruscan town known for producing luxury items that were exported throughout the Mediterranean. Small sculptures like this were often made to decorate bronze vessels or implements such as incense burners and candelabra.

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"Dancing Young Man | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=75.36.1