Basel Dancers Vase

• The Basel Dancers Vase is dated c. 500 BC
• The Basel Dancers vase was found in Athens
• The Basel Dancers vase shows

  • 3 pairs of men dancing
  • Chorus dressed in identical military uniform
  • Man on alter/tomb
• The Basel Dancers vase tells us about the chorus, showing

  • Unison dancing
  • Identical costumes and mask
  • singing
• The Basel Dancers vase shows a man on an alter or tomb that is the Ekkyklema
• The Basel Dancers vase is useful because it shows

  • The Chorus
  • Unison dancing
  • Identical costumes and masks
  • Singing
• The limitations of the Basel Dancers Vase are

  • Its only shows 6 figures (not the whole chorus)
  • Made really early
  • Unsure who the figure on stage is
  • Unknown play