Terracotta figurine of a girl throwing dice. Female figurine of a crouching girl throwing dice; weight of the body rests on the left leg, bent at a right angle. Dressed in a long, finely pleated, sleeveless chiton. Hair tied in a bun with a wide headband kredemnos. Earring visible in the left ear. Entire figurine rests on a rectangular base. Preservation: missing the right arm; figurine glued in several places head; left arm from 2 fragments; robe; base from 3 fragments. Part of the base filled with clay and plaster. 4th–3rd century BC, Tanagra Greece. Terracotta, mold-made figurine; height 13 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A weathered statue of a seated female figure on a rectangular base, shown in a three-quarter view; the figure wears a draped garment with detailed folds and pleats, her head turned to one side with hair gathered in a bun, and one arm resting on her raised knee while the other arm is bent; the surface shows a worn, textured appearance with areas of flaking and cracki...
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Terracotta figurine of a girl throwing dice. Female figurine of a crouching girl throwing dice; weight of the body rests on the left leg, bent at a right angle. Dressed in a long, finely pleated, sleeveless chiton. Hair tied in a bun with a wide headband kredemnos. Earring visible in the left ear. Entire figurine rests on a rectangular base. Preservation: missing the right arm; figurine glued in several places head; left arm from 2 fragments; robe; base from 3 fragments. Part of the base filled with clay and plaster. 4th–3rd century BC, Tanagra Greece. Terracotta, mold-made figurine; height 13 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A weathered statue of a seated female figure on a rectangular base, shown in a three-quarter view; the figure wears a draped garment with detailed folds and pleats, her head turned to one side with hair gathered in a bun, and one arm resting on her raised knee while the other arm is bent; the surface shows a worn, textured appearance with areas of flaking and cracking; predominant colors visible are gray, beige, off-white, and hints of reddish-brown in the hair and base, set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A00_002

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Terracotta figurine girl throwing dice Female figurine crouching girl weight body rests left leg bent right angle Dressed long finely pleated sleeveless chiton Hair tied bun wide headband kredemnos Earring visible left ear Entire figurine rests rectangular base Preservation missing right arm figurine glued several places head left arm 2 fragments robe base 3 fragments Part base filled clay plaster 4th–3rd century BC Tanagra Greece Terracotta mold- figurine height 13 cm width 9 cm depth 4.5 cm weathered statue seated female figure shown three-quarter view figure wears draped garment detailed folds pleats head turned side hair gathered arm resting raised knee arm surface worn textured appearance areas flaking cracking predominant colors visible gray beige off-white hints reddish-brown hair set neutral gray background.

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