The artist is believed to have drawn first the body and then the head by rotation of the ostracon to a position where the profile could be done in the usual way. Drovetti collection (1824). Cat. 7052. Creative Commons (CC). Deir el-Medina. Drovetti collection (1824). Museum location: Sala 06 Vetrina 06. Cat. 7052 (2018). The image modified and cropped. In: Turin Museum, Italy.

841 × 707 Acrobatic Somersault of the Egyptian Dancer from Turin

The artist is believed to have drawn first the body and then the head by rotation of the ostracon to a position where the profile could be done in the usual way. Drovetti collection (1824). Cat. 7052. Creative Commons (CC). Deir el-Medina. Drovetti collection (1824). Museum location: Sala 06 Vetrina 06. Cat. 7052 (2018). The image modified and cropped. In: Turin Museum, Italy.

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