| Collection: | Paris, Musée du Louvre |
| Title: | Statuette of a baker |
| Context: | From Tanagra |
| Findspot: | Found at Tanagra |
| Summary: | A baker standing over a basin of dough, with another basin and a long loaf next to her |
| Material: | Terracotta |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
| Category: | Single monument |
| Style: | Late Archaic |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 525 BC - ca. 500 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.110 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Boeotia |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: On a flat rectangular base stands a woman, wearing a short-sleeved chiton, with a kekryphylon in her hair. She bends over a low basin that contains lumps of dough that she works with her hands. On the ground, to her left, is a long loaf of bread; to the right is a shorter basin, which contains more dough.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: Intact, with flaking yellow slip on the surface, and some white adhesions.
Material Description: Light reddish-brown terracotta
Technique Description: All but the mold-made head are modeled by hand. Applied color includes black eyes and red lips and details of the dress.
Collection History: Acquired by the Louvre in 1892.
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