Hellenistic Terracotta Figurine of a Young Woman la tolita featuring bright red

featuring bright red

Surface wear and abrasions commensurate with age

but also conveyed the wearer’s identity and craftsmanship of their community

Chariotry and cavalry played key roles in military conflicts

and blue from indigo and lanson fruit

Hellenistic Terracotta Figurine of a Young Woman la tolita featuring bright redAncient Greece, The Hellenistic period, c. 320 200 BC, Tanagra, Boeotia, Greece This exquisite hollow Tanagra terracotta figurine, dating from approximately 320200 BC during the Hellenistic period, embodies the grace and refinement characteristic of these famed Boeotian sculptures. Standing contrapposto atop a rectangular plinth, the young woman is elegantly draped in a chiton and himation, which cascade in billowing folds down her slender form,