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Estatuilla de una bailarina velada

3rd–2nd century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 163
El complejo movimiento de esta bailarina se expresa solo mediante la interacción de su cuerpo con varias capas de vestimenta. La figura lleva un ligero manto, que se pega al cuerpo gracias a la tensión aplicada por el brazo derecho, la mano izquierda y la pierna derecha. Debajo del manto, una túnica cae en amplios pliegues hasta el suelo. El rostro está cubierto por un finísimo velo transparente. El pie derecho, calzado con una chinela sujeta con cordones, da un paso hacia adelante. Esta bailarina ha sido identificada como una de las artistas profesionales que, combinando la mímica con la danza, dieron fama a la cosmopolita ciudad de Alejandría.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Estatuilla de una bailarina velada
  • Fecha: Siglo III–II a. C.
  • Geografía: Grecia
  • Material: Bronce
  • Dimensiones: a. 21 cm
  • Crédito: Legado de Walter C. Baker, 1971
  • Número de inventario: 1972.118.95
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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