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Statuette of a woman with a kithara. Terracotta
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TITLE OF WORK:
Statuette of a woman with a kithara. Terracotta
TYPE OF WORK:
Sculpture, statuette, terracotta with white slip and polychromy (pink, purple, red)
DATE:
-200
DATE DETAILS: BC approx.
DIMENSIONS: 19.8 x 8.3 cm
COMMENTS: Twisting her body into an ecstatic pose, a woman dances while playing a lyre. Terracotta statuettes like this one were very popular in the Hellenistic period. Made in sites throughout the Greek world,
LOCALITY OF REFERENCE:
Ancient, Greece, Sicily, Italy
KEYWORDS:
kithara
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