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Clay Tanagra figurine

Π33114
Clay
Almost intact
Height: 17.5 cm.
Knossos
Sanctuary of Demeter
Classical-Hellenistic period:
330-200 BC:
Gallery:
XX
Case:
204
Exhibition thematic unit:
Classical - Hellenistic - Roman period (5th c. BC-4th c. AD). Cities and Sanctuaries
Sanctuaries
Description
Terracotta Tanagra figurine of a standing female figure in a chiton (tunic) and himation (cloak). The rich drapery falls over her body in attractive wavy folds. This type owes its conventional name to the Boeotian town of Tanagra, where such figurines were first discovered in large numbers. Today we know that their main production centre was Athens. The figures assume affected poses, while their features are naturalistically rendered. They were painted in bright, vivid colours which are preserved on many examples down to the present day. This particular Tanagra figurine was a votive offering to The Sanctuary of Demeter at Knossos.
Bibliography:
Higgins R. A., Greek Terracottas, London, 1967, pl. 49c. Coldstream J. N., Knossos. The Sanctuary of Demeter, Oxford, 1973 70, pl. 43.
Author:
S. P.


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