**Originally Listed At $700**

Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A hollow-form terracotta figure molded to resemble the form of a standing female musician. She plays a simple tympanum - an ancient hand drum or tambourine - held by her left hand and tapped with her right. Draped in a flowing robe which covers her breasts and shoulders, she gazes out from a round visage with heavy-lidded eyes and pudge cheeks. Her corded coiffure is tucked beneath an arching head band with a central element resembling an uraeus. The terracotta is embellished with liberal remains of white pigmentation, adding to her a sense of movement and rhythm. Size: 2.7" W x 5.4" H (6.9 cm x 13.7 cm)

Cf. the Metropolitan Museum of Art (89.2.2005), Museum of Fine Arts Budapest (75.12.A), and Royal Ontario Museum (910.165.176, 910.165.171, and 916.1.490).

Provenance: private Rockville, Maryland, USA collection; ex-Harmer Rooke Gallery, MB Auction 24, April 8, 1986, lot 172

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#180200

Professionally repaired in 2 places with some minor chipping and adhesive visible along one break line and light restoration along other. Small chip to base and some light surface wear as commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent presentation with nice remaining detail and minor remains of pigments in areas.