Figurine of a female dancer wearing a tunic, cloak, veil, headdress, and necklace
Date5th-early 4th c. BCE
PeriodClassical
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesSaid to have been "found at" Kythrea or Soli, Cyprus
MediumTerracotta (moldmade)
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.2120
This female figurine was made to be a dancer. The twist and sway of her body is emphasized by the flow of her drapery. She holds her arms out to either side. Extra clay added to the figure would have joined her arms to other figures in a ring dance.
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2nd Century BC
late 5th-early 4th c. BCE
2nd Century BC
mid-6th century BCE
late 7th–early 6th century BCE