Clubfeet and Kypselids
Contextualising Corinthian Padded Dancers in the Archaic Period
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9331400 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Angela Ziskowski (Coe College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Pages | 211-232 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annual of the British School at Athens (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0068-2454 • E-ISSN: 2045-2403 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0068245412000093 |
| OpenAlex | W2071249977 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 31 |
The significance behind the imagery of the padded dancer, or komast , traditionally has been connected to early drama, Dionysos, or ritual practices. Most Archaic Corinthian vases that include these figures portray them dancing, and a percentage of those dancers also illustrate a deformity of the foot. This article attempts to contextualise the clubfooted padded dancer within its political, cultural and geographic boundaries by offering an explanation for the end of production of these figures in Corinth. The lame padded dancer may have been a localised symbol offering political commentary on historical traditions of lameness within the tyrannical family of Corinth. Its production and discontinuation may be connected to the rise and fall of this family
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Archaic period · Art · Period (music · Politics · Symbol (formal · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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Corinthiaca
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2021 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |