Standing Female
Primary
Unknown Greek
NationalityGreek, Europe
Date3rd century BCE
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 × 3 × 2 1/2 in. (27.3 × 7.6 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase as a gift of Dennis R. and Elmer Kapp, 1984.101
Rights Statement
Collection AreaAntiquities
Object number1984.101
On View
Not on viewCollection Highlight
Mold-made female figurines like these were widely popular in the Hellenistic period. They are called “Tanagra figurines” after the site in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, where they were first found. Many of these figurines have been found in graves. Their funerary importance may also be reflected in their appearance as molded decoration on South Italian vases also placed in tombs.
