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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4591245, member: 110226"]After finishing Mary Renault's <i>The King Must Die</i>, I started looking around for her today. Where on earth did I put her? I have a knack for putting things in clever places and then forgetting where they are all together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, after an extensive search, I found her. "Her" in this case is my small bronze Minoan dancer, dating from 2300-2200 BC, around the middle of the Minoan Empire (from circa 3000 to 1100 BC). This figurine was purchased from Harlan Berk in 2001.</p><p><br /></p><p>This dancer is in a twirling pose, arms outstretched, with her skirt flared. She also has the narrow waist that was the fashion during this period.</p><p><br /></p><p>This figurine measures 47 mm high, 29 mm wide (at the widest point), 15 mm deep (at the arms). The weight is 44 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>My guess is that this figurine might have been a child's toy or doll, given its size, but it could also have been part of a group of dancers that were part of a display.</p><p><br /></p><p>She is a wonderful and endearing figurine.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136845[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136860[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136861[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1136862[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4591245, member: 110226"]After finishing Mary Renault's [I]The King Must Die[/I], I started looking around for her today. Where on earth did I put her? I have a knack for putting things in clever places and then forgetting where they are all together. Finally, after an extensive search, I found her. "Her" in this case is my small bronze Minoan dancer, dating from 2300-2200 BC, around the middle of the Minoan Empire (from circa 3000 to 1100 BC). This figurine was purchased from Harlan Berk in 2001. This dancer is in a twirling pose, arms outstretched, with her skirt flared. She also has the narrow waist that was the fashion during this period. This figurine measures 47 mm high, 29 mm wide (at the widest point), 15 mm deep (at the arms). The weight is 44 grams. My guess is that this figurine might have been a child's toy or doll, given its size, but it could also have been part of a group of dancers that were part of a display. She is a wonderful and endearing figurine. [ATTACH=full]1136845[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1136860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1136861[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1136862[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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