Greek Terracotta Female Doll

An ancient Greek terracotta female doll, nude with abbreviated arms and torso, wearing a polos

Ca. 5th century BC.
Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm).

Figurines with jointed or moveable limbs were common in the Greek and Roman world during all periods. Their legs, arms, and sometimes even heads were made separately and attached to the body after firing.

Formerly in the Raphael Collin collection (1850 -1916); Senator William A. Clark (1839 - 1925) collection; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, (1926 - 2014; American University Museum (2014 - 2021), no. 26.664.
Published: R. Collin, Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, etc. (Paris, 1911), #141, p. 19.
Inv#: 8347
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$2,000

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