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Standing Female (Venus?)
3rd century BCE3rd century BCE
21.9 cm x 10.1 cm x 3.8 cm (8 5/8 in. x 4 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
Anonymous Primary
Object Type:
sculpture
Artist Nationality:
Europe, Greek
Medium and Support:
Terracotta
Credit Line:
Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase as a gift of Dennis R. and Elmer Kapp, 1984
Accession Number:
1984.103
Object Description:
Mold-made female figurines like these were widely popular in the Hellenistic period. They are called “Tanagra figurines” after the site in Boeotia, not far from Thebes, where they were first found. Many of these figurines have been found in graves. Their funerary importance may also be reflected in their appearance as molded decoration on South Italian vases also placed in tombs.
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