Statuette of a baker, left side view, from the back
Statuette of a baker, left side view
Statuette of a baker, 3/4-view from the left
| Collection: | Paris, Musée du Louvre |
| Title: | Statuette of a baker |
| Context: | From Tanagra |
| Findspot: | Said to be from Tanagra |
| Summary: | A man sitting on a stool, peering into an oven |
| 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. 0.11 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Boeotia |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: A baker, wearing a short tunic, with his hair bound in a taenia, sits in front of an oven. To his right side, on a plate, are two small round loaves of bread.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: Much of the left side of the oven is missing.
Material Description: Hard, gray terracotta
Technique Description: Modeled by hand, except for the mold-made head.
Collection History: Acquired by the Louvre in 1875.
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