Dancer

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.