Caption

Doll with movable limbs, terracotta, dolls, Made of terracotta. The doll with movable limbs depicts a woman in a short, pleated chiton and a bonnet. In her right hand she holds an instrument resembling castanets. The figure's oval head, directed slightly upwards, is set on a long, rather thick neck compared to the rest of the body. Lush curls protrude from under the headdress. The figurine's movable limbs are long compared to the rest of the body. 4th century BC, Attica according to Weronika Krzemien the object comes from Italy. Figurine, toy. Height 18.9 cm, width 8 cm, depth 3.5 cm, weight 0.13 kg., A worn figurine of a human figure standing against a plain background, with a pale beige and light tan surface showing areas of lighter wear, wearing a short textured garment with layered ruffles, a fitted bodice with draped detailing, a rounded head with a simple hair-like shape, detached or partially detached arms held slightly away from the body and supported by small clear pegs, hands with one appearing rounded and the other more tapered, smooth legs with subtle discoloration and worn spots, and tones of beige, tan, off-white, and light gray visible on both the figure and the neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_500

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68.7Mb (1.8Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Doll movable limbs terracotta dolls doll movable limbs depicts woman short pleated chiton bonnet right hand holds instrument resembling castanets figure's oval head directed slightly upwards set long thick neck compared rest body Lush curls protrude under headdress figurine's movable limbs long compared 4th century BC Attica according Weronika Krzemien object comes Italy Figurine toy Height 18.9 cm width 8 cm depth 3.5 cm weight 0.13 kg worn figurine human figure standing plain background pale beige light tan surface showing areas lighter wear wearing textured garment layered ruffles fitted bodice draped detailing rounded head simple hair- shape detached partially arms held slightly away supported small clear pegs hands appearing rounded tapered smooth legs subtle discoloration worn spots tones beige tan off-white light gray visible neutral gray background.