Terracotta figurine standing by a column
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Female figures made of terracotta and burned ina sitting or standing position from the Boeotian town of Tanagra in Central Greece.
The origins of the figurines go back at least in the 5th cent. BC
They represent noble women who corresponded to the ideal of beauty and the fashion of that time.
Hellenistic period
National Archaeological museum. Athens
H. 18 cm