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Dancer
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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, the fabric cascades in deep folds.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDancer, c. 50 BCE. Greece, Alexandria(?). Marble; overall: 85.4 cm (33 5/8 in.); base: 6.8 x 32.2 cm (2 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); without base: 78.6 cm (30 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1965.24
