Harvard Art Museums > 1935.35.28: "Doll" or 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""Doll" or Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs , 1935.35.28,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/292002. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1935.35.28 Title "Doll" or Dancing Woman with Articulated Limbs Classification Sculpture Work Type statuette, sculpture Date 4th century BCE Places Creation Place: Europe, Greece Period Classical period, Late, to Early Hellenistic Culture Greek Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/292002 Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Mold-made Dimensions 14.4 x 3.8 x 2.5 cm (5 11/16 x 1 1/2 x 1 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Ionides Collection, London (by 1913). Miss Bettina Kahnweiler, Cambridge, MA (by 1935), gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Miss Bettina J. Kahnweiler Accession Year 1935 Object Number 1935.35.28 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 Small terracotta doll with moveable arms and legs. Her head and body are one continuous piece, with the arms joined to the shoulders by pieces of metal. The arms are long and straight, and only the thumb is detailed. The legs are attached to the inside of her dress with string. The legs are made of one continuous piece, without any detail around the knee, though they are wider towards the middle of the leg. The legs end in undetailed, rounded feet, which have been broken and reattached at the ankles. The head is carved to show a nose, chin, and slight mouth, yet the eyesockets are not deeply carved. Her hair appears to be pulled back into a pointed style behind her head. The terracotta is rough and the reddish color remains only in a few places, such as her neck, left arm, and sides. Commentary LIVE LIKE A ROMAN: DAILY LIFE OBJECT COLLECTION Romans played games that are very similar to games we play now. Though schooling was strict for young boys, often children would play games at home with ivory pieces, knucklebones, marbles, dice, and dolls. This doll was probably a children's toy. It is similar to those made in Corinth in the 4th century BCE. Toys such as these were often buried with a child if he or she died during childhood. [Jessica Pesce 8/18/2010] Publication History George M. A. Hanfmann, Greek Art and Life, An Exhibition Catalogue, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1950), no. 158 [as K. 28]. Exhibition History Greek Art and Life: From the Collections of the Fogg Art Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Private Lenders, Fogg Art Museum, 03/07/1950 - 04/15/1950 Related Works 1960.503 Woman or Girl with Articulated Limbs Sculpture 1959.192 "Doll" with Truncated Limbs Sculpture 1955.117 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
