Small Statuary
Object Type
Sculpture and Figurines
Material
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Country of Origin
Greece
Credit
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Caption
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.1.c of Designated List in force since 2011.
Subject matter is buried and includes human and animal figures, human body parts, groups of figures in the round, shrines, houses, and chariots. Includes Mycenaean and later Tanagra figurines. These range from approximately 10 cm. to 1 m. in height.
Approximate date: 7th millennium B.C. to 324 A.D.
Example shown:
Legs of a wooden statue, known as ksoano
Material: Clay; Period: Middle Minoan IIB-IIIA (ca. 1700-1600 B.C.); Provenance: Sanctuary of Anemospelia, Archanes, Crete; Place of Production: Crete; Dimensions: length - 2.4 cm. / height - 1.7 cm.
Archaeological Museum of Herakleio