An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>
An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)<br><em>Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE</em>

An Attic terracotta figurine of a Girl playing Auloi (double pipes)
Tanagra, ca. 3rd century BCE

CGA.26.580

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A charming tanagra terracotta portraying a young girl playing the auloi, held in place by a band under her nose, the ends held in each hand, she is shown standing on an integral circular plinth.

Reference: CGA.26.580

Artist: Unknown

Culture: Boeotian, Greece

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: 5 x 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. (12.7 x 5.4 x 4.13 cm)

Published:  Raphael Collin (1911) Collection of Antique Grecian, Egyptian and Etruscan Statuettes, Vases, Tanagras, etc,   #77, p.10.;#77, p. 240, part 2;
Corcoran Gallery of Art (1928) An Illustrated Handbook of the W. A. Clark Collection, p. p. 108, #2580;  
Corcoran Gallery of Art (1932) An Illustrated Handbook of the W. A. Clark Collection,  p. 110, #2580.
Sue McGovern-Huffman (2021) The Senator William A Clark Collection of Ancient Art, Sands of Time Ancient Art.

Condition: Intact, worn surface but in good condition overall.

Provenance:  Raphaël Collin (1850 –1916) France,  Senator William A. Clark (1839 - 1925) Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC, (1926 - 2014), American University Museum (2014 - 2021).   This object is accompanied by a paperwork file from the Corcoran Gallery of Art.

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