Singing girl from Algiers (or "Moorish woman from Algiers")
Singing girl from Algiers (or "Moorish woman from Algiers")
France
1856
Sculptor Charles Cordier
Bronze; casting, chasing, patinating
Height 43 cm
Signature: Cordier
Half-length bust of a girl with almond-shaped eyes and 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 dress, wearing a large pendant around her neck. The bust is mounted on a partially draped socle. The piece is cast in patinated bronze.
6069MC2850/ИЗО