
Sculpture and Figurines
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.1.c of Designated List in force since 2011.
Subject matter is varied 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:
Votive Plaque depicting a musician
Material: Clay; Period: 8th-6th century B.C.; Provenance: Myrina, the island of Lemnos, NE Aegean; Place of Production: Lemnos
Archaeological Museum of Lemnos