| Collection: | Paris, Musée du Louvre |
| Title: | Statuette of a cook |
| Context: | From Tanagra |
| Findspot: | Said to be found at Tanagra |
| Summary: | A woman stirring a pot, accompanied by her dog |
| 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. 0.09 m; W. 0.09 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Boeotia |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: A woman, wearing a chiton and a taenia, with her hair piled on top of her head, sits on a low stool in front of a large, two-handled cooking pot, over a hearth. She stirs the contents of the pot with a large implement held in her left hand. To her right is seated a small yellow dog, in front of a round plate.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: The statuette is slightly chipped on the base; some white slip and color has flaked off.
Material Description: Light brown terracotta
Technique Description: All but the mold-made head are modeled by hand.
Collection History: Acquired by the Louvre in 1895.
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