Woman performing the oklasma

This terracotta vessel is in the form of a dancing woman, playing a drum (tympanon). Her clothes are of a type usually worn on representations of Orientals. The dance is referred to by Xenophon who claims it has a Persian origin. The oklasma was popular from the late 5th century onwards and was probably performed by courtesans. Made in Athens Description Terracotta scent-bottle in the form of a winged woman dancing. The woman wears Persian or Phyrgian garments and holds a tambourine. She is probably dancing the oklasma, a dance of Persian origin according to Xenophon. This was danced by hetairai and was popular from the late fifth century onwards.这件赤陶容器造型为一位正击打着手鼓（tympanon）的舞女。其服饰风格常见于东方形象的艺术表现中。色诺芬（Xenophon）曾提及此舞，称其起源于波斯。奥克拉瑟玛舞（oklasma）自公元前5世纪后期开始盛行，其表演者大概率为伴妓。该器物制作于雅典。 【描述】这件赤陶香水瓶造型为一位翩翩起舞的带翼女子。该女子身着波斯或弗里吉亚（Phrygian）服饰，手持铃鼓（tambourine）。其大概率正在表演奥克拉瑟玛舞（oklasma），据色诺芬所言，此舞起源于波斯。该舞蹈由古希腊伴妓（hetairai）表演，自公元前5世纪后期开始广为流行。