Dancer
Unknown Artist
c. 50 BCE
Medium
marble
Dimensions
h. 85.4 cm · base: 6.8 × 32.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Greek and Roman Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number
1965.24
About this artwork
The pose and dress of this statuette of a woman, together with her elaborate sandals and hairstyle, suggest that she represents a dancer. Standing with one knee slightly bent, she holds a sash in her lowered left hand. The sash passes behind her back, probably to be held aloft in her right hand, now separated. She wears a chiton, a rectangular sheet folded at the top to create a large overhang, then wrapped around the left side of the body and pinned at the shoulders. Belted high above her waist...