Greek Terracotta Figurine Art

Type Object Region Greece Time c. -1000–-500

From about 1000 BCE, the Greek world saw systematic production of small terracotta human and animal figurines, evolving from Geometric abstract forms…

Timeline

c. -1000–-800Attica and the Peloponnese · GreeceGeometric-period figurines are characterized by triangular bodies and abstract linear decoration, commonly found in tombs and sanctuaries, reflecting the revival of religious and funerary customs after the end of the Dark Ages.
c. -700–-500Workshops of Corinth and Athens · GreeceWorkshops in Corinth and Athens mass-produced handheld figurines and deity statues with increasingly naturalistic forms, spreading through pan-Hellenic trade to Italy and the Black Sea coast.

Sources

Greek Terracotta Figurines — Rebecca Miller Ammerman (2011)