Tanagra figurines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ancient Greek terracotta figurines
gptkbp:category gptkb:artifacts
ancient Greek art
figurines
gptkbp:date 3rd century BCE
late 4th century BCE
gptkbp:depicts gptkb:women
actor
children
gods
everyday life scenes
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Tanagra_cemetery
1870s
gptkbp:feature musical instruments
expressive gestures
veils
traces of original paint
decorative accessories
polychrome painting
theatrical masks
elaborate hairstyles
ornate clothing
elaborate drapery
children and pets
delicate modeling
delicate shoes
detailed facial expressions
hats and fans
individualized features
realistic poses
seated and standing poses
gptkbp:housedIn gptkb:British_Museum
gptkb:Louvre_Museum
gptkb:National_Archaeological_Museum,_Athens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tanagra figurines
gptkbp:influenced later European art
gptkbp:material terracotta
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Standing_Woman_with_a_Fan
gptkb:Woman_in_a_Cloak
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Tanagra
gptkb:Boeotia
gptkbp:period gptkb:Hellenistic_period
gptkbp:size 10 to 20 cm
gptkbp:technique mold-casting
gptkbp:uses votive offerings
domestic decoration
grave offerings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tanagra
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6