Légende

Terracotta figurine of a veiled woman, dancer, molded Tanagra figurine in fine-grained red clay. Figure of a standing woman in contrapposto wearing a long chiton and himation covering the head, lower face, and upper torso. Both arms 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 standing sculpture of a draped figure shown against a plain gray background, the figure appears wrapped in a long flowing garment that covers the head and body, with visible folds and creases in the fabric and a wrapped section across the lower face; the surface shows an earthy brown color with variations of lighter beige and subtle worn spots, and there are areas of darker brown patina and tiny surface imperfections on the dress and base.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A02_468

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51.7Mo (999.6Ko) / 25.5cm x 50.8cm / 3013 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Terracotta figurine veiled woman dancer molded Tanagra figurine fine-grained red clay Figure standing woman contrapposto wearing 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 standing sculpture draped figure shown plain gray background figure wrapped long flowing garment covers body visible folds creases fabric wrapped section across surface earthy brown color variations lighter beige subtle worn spots areas darker brown patina tiny surface imperfections dress base.