Caption

Terracotta figurine of a veiled woman, Dancers, molded female figurine in the Tanagra style, terracotta, fine-grained red clay. Figure of a standing woman in contrapposto. She wears a long chiton and a himation covering the head, lower face, and upper torso. Both arms are bent — right hand placed in front on the breasts, left behind on the back. Probably a masked dancer. Condition: base stamped, head glued. 3rd century BC, Tanagra Greece. Sculpture. Height 15.9 cm, width 4.8 cm., A worn statue of a standing figure draped in long flowing garments, shown in profile and facing left, with a smooth rounded head and a wrapped cloth over the head and shoulders; the surface shows textured weathering and small chips, and the base is flat and reflective. The visible colors are shades of brown, tan, beige, gray, and a muted clay tone, set against a solid mid-gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_466

License type

Rights managed

Available size

51.7Mb (877.1Kb) / 10.0in x 20.0in / 3013 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Terracotta figurine veiled woman Dancers molded female figurine Tanagra style terracotta fine-grained red clay Figure standing woman contrapposto wears long chiton himation covering head lower face upper torso arms bent right hand placed front breasts left back masked dancer Condition base stamped head glued 3rd century BC Tanagra Greece Sculpture Height 15.9 cm width 4.8 cm worn statue standing figure draped long flowing garments shown profile facing left smooth rounded head wrapped cloth shoulders surface textured weathering small chips base flat reflective visible colors shades brown tan beige gray muted clay tone set solid mid-gray background.