Caption

Terracotta figurine of a girl throwing dice. Figurine of a crouching girl throwing dice: the 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 the 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. Origin: Tanagra Greece. Material: terracotta. Type: figurine. Dimensions: height 13 cm, width 9 cm, depth 4.5 cm. Maker: unknown., A grayscale photograph of a sculpted figure of a seated woman on a rectangular base, shown from a slightly elevated frontal angle; the figure wears a draped garment with visible folds and appears to be adjusting or holding the drapery near a bent knee, with one arm extended downward and the other arm resting near the torso; the head is tilted and framed by textured hair gathered at the back; the sculpture shows surface cracks and worn areas; the background is a smooth, featureless surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A19_009

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 7.9in x 11.7in / 2361 x 3502 (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 Origin Tanagra Greece Material terracotta Type figurine Dimensions height 13 cm width 9 cm depth 4.5 cm Maker unknown grayscale photograph sculpted figure seated woman shown slightly elevated frontal angle figure wears draped garment visible folds adjusting holding drapery near bent knee arm extended downward arm resting near torso head tilted framed textured hair gathered back sculpture surface cracks worn areas background smooth featureless surface.