s5687

TITLE OF WORK: Dancer holding a tambourine. From Egypt

TYPE OF WORK: Sculpture, bone

DATE: 500

DATE DETAILS: approx.

DIMENSIONS: 13.6 cm height

COMMENTS: This spirited but casually finished figure of a dancer holds a tambourine. There is a piece missing at the base, and the asymmetrical shape follows the original contour of the bone. From Egypt.

LOCALITY OF REFERENCE: Ancient, Hellenistic, Egypt

DANCE FORM: solo