
Sculpture and Figurines
Ceramic | Terracotta | Fired Clay
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.C.1.b of Designated List in force since 2011.
Subject matter includes human and animal figures and groups of figures in the round. Common types are large-scale, free-standing statuary from approximately 1 m to 2.5 m in height and life-size busts (head and shoulders of an individual).
Approximate date: 3rd millennium B.C. to 30 B.C.
Example shown:
Terracotta Group of Zeus and Ganymede
Material: Clay; Period: 480/470 B.C.; Provenance: Archaeological site of Olympia, Peloponnese; Place of Production: Corinth, Peloponnese; Dimensions: height - 1.097 m.
Archaeological Museum of Olympia