Figured terracotta

Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC

MArTA - Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Taranto
Taranto, Italy

Female figure standing next to a louterion (lustral basin), preparing to wash herself, perhaps in connection with purification rites performed on the occasion of formal events. Found inside a chamber tomb, this terracotta illuminates the diverse iconographic repertoire of votive and funerary craftsmanship in this period.

Details

Title: Figured terracotta
Date Created: Late 3rd - early 2nd century BC
Location Created: Taranto, via Polibio, 1960
Physical Dimensions: 23 cm (height); 11 cm (width)
Medium: Polychromatic terracotta
Room: Room XIX, showcase 45, 1.1

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