Moorish Dancer
Moorish Dancer
France
The 1850s (1856?)
Sculptor Charles Cordier
Bronze; casting, chasing, silvering, mounting
Height 39.0 cm, 36.5 cm – without base, 2.5 x 11.0 x 11.0 cm – base
Full-length figure of a dancing girl on an octagonal base; head tilted to the left, long hair covered by a scarf.
She is presented in traditional clothing consisting of a top with short wide
sleeves, harem pants covered by a belted hip scarf, and pointed shoes. In her
raised hands, bent at the elbows, the girl holds a twisted scarf. The image is
complemented by jewelry: large earrings, beads, a pendant, and bracelets. The base
is decorated with oriental geometric pattern.
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