Dancer from Taraz

Description

The sculpture depicts a woman in motion. Her left arm is bent at the elbow and raised to her head. Bracelets are worn on her left wrist. Her waist is wrapped in a wide pleated circular skirt decorated with a lotus motif. Her hair falls closely over her shoulders. The lower parts of the legs are broken. The sculpture was discovered accidentally at a depth of 1.5 m during the construction of a stadium in the city of Zhambyl.