Caption

Terracotta figurine of a girl throwing dice. Figurine of a crouching girl throwing dice: weight of the body rests on the left leg, bent at a right angle. She wears a long, finely pleated, sleeveless chiton. Hair tied in a bun with a wide headband kredemnos. Earring visible in left ear. Entire figurine rests on a rectangular base. Preservation: missing right arm; glued in several places head; left arm from 2 fragments; robe; base from 3 fragments. Part of the base filled with clay and plaster. Date: 4th–3rd century BC. Place of origin: Tanagra Greece. Material: terracotta. Type: mold-made Tanagrian-style figurine. Dimensions: height 13 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm. Creator: unknown., A sculpted figure of a seated woman in a flowing draped garment, shown in profile facing right, with hair gathered in a bun; the surface shows worn textures and layered folds in the clothing, and the piece rests on a rectangular base. The visible colors include shades of gray, beige, off-white, light brown, and hints of reddish-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_008

License type

Rights managed

Available size

82.1Mb (2.3Mb) / 16.0in x 20.0in / 4785 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Terracotta figurine girl throwing dice Figurine crouching girl weight body rests left leg bent right angle wears long finely pleated sleeveless chiton Hair tied bun wide headband kredemnos Earring visible left ear Entire figurine rests rectangular base Preservation missing right arm glued several places head left arm 2 fragments robe base 3 fragments Part base filled clay plaster Date 4th–3rd century BC Place origin Tanagra Greece Material terracotta Type mold- Tanagrian-style figurine Dimensions height 13 cm width 9 cm depth 4.5 cm Creator unknown sculpted figure seated woman flowing draped garment shown profile facing right hair gathered surface worn textures layered folds clothing piece rests visible colors include shades gray beige off-white light brown hints reddish-brown.