thegetty: A terracotta statuette from 500–475 B.C. depicting a woman feeding a hen and chicks.
A terracotta statuette from 500–475 B.C. depicting a woman feeding a hen and chicks.
In the early 400s B.C. in Boiotia (a region to the north of Athens) artists working in terracotta were interested in scenes from everyday life—women kneading dough, watching the oven, musicians playing instruments, carpenters, barbers, etc.
The precise function of these statuettes is unknown—where they meant to serve the deceased in the afterlife or are they only simple children’s toys?
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