Torso

Sculpture

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Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Torso

Entry/Object ID

1997.10.01

Description

This terracotta piece displays the structure of a womanly body type. The body is nude displaying breasts and a vagina. The body doesn't have any arms or a neck. The legs are unfinished and connecting by a base of chipped terracotta. The piece shows a slimmer woman body type. Very detailed and smooth carving.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Terra-Cotta

Made/Created

Artist

Jon Magnus Jonson

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Color

Brown, Red