Moorish Dancer
Moorish Dancer
France
The 1850s (1856?)
Sculptor Charles Cordier
Bronze; asting, chasing, patinating, mounting
Height 47 cm, 41 cm – without base, 6 x 16 x 16 cm – base
A full-length sculptural image of a female dancer with her head tilted to the left and long hair covered by a scarf. She is presented in traditional attire consisting of a top with short wide sleeves, harem pants covered by 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 figure on an octagonal base with geometric oriental pattern is mounted on smooth octagonal plinth. The base is decorated with geometric oriental pattern.
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