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One finds such dancers (This one resembles a pop-eyed Pinocchio) in ancient Roman funerary art. Although they may well have apotropaic significance—i.e., to ward off evil—they fit in with the theatrical motifs found on walls in columbaria.
Photo from "Villa PamphilJ" (Rome, Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, no date)
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Catalli, A. F. (2014, October 19). Dancer with Conical Hat Holding Noisemaker, Columbarium Villa Pamphili. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/3152/
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