Hellenistic Period

Hellenistic Period

Terracota Statues

The two terracotta statues show a woman and a young girl. They both have very similar appearances. They both have what appears to be modest clothing. Their clothing covers most of their bodies. They also have similar hair styles. Their hair is either short or styled up and away from their faces. It is hard to say if this is how they dressed for their everyday activities or if this is how they dressed for special occasions. These statues also show how similar design styles for statues were at the time. I would like to learn more about terracotta as an art form. For example, was terracotta mostly used for things like statues or for vases. or was it a popular in creating art or was it a less popular than other methods?

Greek

Metropolitan Museum Of Art

3rd century B.C.

Terracotta