Western European Sculpture

Moorish woman of Algiers

    Moorish woman of Algiers

    France

    1856

    Sculptor Charles Cordier

    Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating, gilding

    Height 43 cm

    Inscribed with the sculptor's signature: C. CORDIER

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    A half-length bust of a girl with almond-shaped eyes and a slightly open mouth, her head turned three-quarters to the left. Her hair is tucked under a headdress adorned with flower buds, and she wears large earrings. She is depicted in traditional attire with large pendant around her neck.

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