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Terracotta female figure, no head or arms, very round and massive portrayal, knees are tucked under the sitting figure, the torso is leaning to its left side.
Torso
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Torso

Artist Lily Deitchman Ente (American, born Ukraine, 1905 - 1984)
Datec. early 1940s
Mediumterracotta
Dimensions5 x 4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (12.7 x 11.1 x 13 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Paulette Esrig
Object number1997.30
Collections
Visual DescriptionTerracotta female figure, no head or arms, very round and massive portrayal, knees are tucked under the sitting figure, the torso is leaning to its left side.
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