Harvard Art Museums > 1955.117: Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs , 1955.117,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 28, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/291346. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1955.117 Title Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, statuette Date 5th century BCE Period Classical period Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/291346 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions H. 8.2 × W. 3.2 × D. 1.3 cm (3 1/4 × 1 1/4 × 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Aimée and Rosamond Lamb, Milton, MA (by 1955), gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1955. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Misses Aimée and Rosamond Lamb Accession Year 1955 Object Number 1955.117 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Head and torso of a dancing woman or girl with articulated limbs (sometimes called a “doll”); the articulated limbs are not extant. She wears a high, cylindrical headdress (a polos) over long hair that hangs over her shoulders. She is clothed in a short chiton or tunic. There are grooves present on the left outer edge and left bottom corner (front) of the torso/tunic, as well as on the right bottom corner (front). Additionally, there are shallow vertical indentations along the bottom “hem” of her tunic, perhaps indicating a fringe or a decorated hemline. Solid. Mold-made. The front is modeled, and the back is flat. Features are worn. Horizontal piercings in the shoulder and hips would have allowed the attachment of the limbs. (Legs would have been suspended between the three flanges at the bottom of the body.) The rightmost (her left) flange is chipped. Additionally, there is a vertical piercing in the top of the head/polos. Fine, well-levigated fabric of light reddish yellow clay. Some white slip/ground is present, especially on the left side of her torso and the right side of her face. No other coloration is visible. Dark accretion is present, particularly on the upper portion of the torso, neck, face, and polos (headdress). Said to have been found in a tomb near Troy. Related Works 1960.503 Woman or Girl with Articulated Limbs Sculpture 1959.192 "Doll" with Truncated Limbs Sculpture 1935.35.28 "Doll" or Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs Sculpture 1925.30.84 Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs Sculpture Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
