Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas

Edited by G. Papantoniou, D. Michaelides and M. Dikomitou-Eliadou, Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas is a collection of 29 chapters with an introduction presenting diverse and innovative approaches (archaeological, stylistic, iconographic, functional, contextual, digital, and physicochemical) in the study of ancient terracottas across the Mediterranean and the Near East, from the Hellenistic period to Late Antiquity. The 34 authors advocate collectively the significance of a holistic approach to the study of coroplastic art, which considers terracottas not simply as works of art but, most importantly, as integral components of ancient material culture. The volume will prove to be an invaluable companion to all those interested in ancient terracottas and their associated iconography and technology, as well as in ancient artefacts and classical archaeology in general.

Table of Contents:
Preface and Acknowledgments Note from the Series Editor List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas: An Introduction  Giorgos Papantoniou, Demetrios Michaelides and Maria Dikomitou-Eliadou Part 1: Cyprus 1 Terracottas in a Domestic Context: The Case of the House of Orpheus in Nea Paphos, Cyprus  Giorgos Papantoniou, Demetrios Michaelides and Maria Dikomitou-Eliadou 2 Hellenistic Terracottas and Limestone Sculptures in Cypriot Sanctuaries: On the Search for Types and Votive Habits  Gabriele Koiner and Nicole Reitinger 3 The Terracottas from the Kitian Sanctuary of Artemis Paralia: A Snapshot  Pauline Maillard 4 Terracotta Figurines of Hellenistic Arsinoe and Environs  Eustathios Raptou 5 Hellenistic Terracottas: The Evidence from Ancient Arsinoe  Nancy Serwint 6 About Aphrodite and Eros at Amathous: Terracotta and Sculpture  Isabelle Tassignon 7 Underneath the Veil: Terracotta Figurines from the Amathous Eastern Necropolis  Elisavet Stefani 8 Contemplating Issues of Historical Continuity: The Case of the Figurines from Erimi-Bamboula, Cyprus  Polina Christofi 9 Hellenistic and Roman Terracottas in the Cypriot Collection of the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford: Contexts, Iconography, Meaning and Mediterranean Connections  Anja Ulbrich Part 2: Greece and Asia Minor 10 Theriomorphic Figures in Hellenistic and Roman Arcadia: Nostalgia and Ritual  Erin Walcek Averett 11 Production of Terracotta Figurines in the Hellenistic Period at the Ancient City of Pherai, Thessaly  Argyroula Doulgeri-Intzesiloglou and Polyxeni Arachoviti 12 Some New Insights into the Materials Used for the Decoration of Hellenistic Terracotta Figurines in the Pherai Workshops, Greece  Eleni Asderaki-Tzoumerkioti, Manos Dionyssiou, Argyroula Doulgeri-Intzesiloglou and Polyxeni Arachoviti 13 A Group of Terracotta Ex-Voto Figurines from Amarynthos, Euboea: A Case Study in Sanctuary Deposition Practices  Constantina Benissi 14 Greek Terracotta Dolls: Between the Domestic and the Religious Sphere  Frauke Gutschke 15 Terracotta Veiled Women: A Symbol of Transition from Nymphe to Gyne  Nathalie Martin 16 The Soft Youth in Boeotian Coroplasty  Angele Rosenberg-Dimitracopoulou 17 “Visiting Gods” Revisited. Aphrodite Visiting Artemis, or Bride?  Arthur Muller 18 Aphrodite, Coming of Age and Marriage: Contextualisation and Reconsideration of the Nude Young Women Kneeling in a Shell  Stéphanie Huysecom-Haxhi 19 Terracottas from Pergamon’s Residential Area: Comments regarding Chronology and Relations to Other Sites  Sven Kielau Part 3: Italy 20 Production and Consumption of Terracottas: A Case Study at Metapontion in Southern Italy  Rebecca Miller Ammerman 21 Coroplastics from the House of Marcus Fabius Rufus in Pompeii: Archaeological Artefacts from a Sacred Place  Alessandro Russo 22 Clay Togati (Men Wearing a Tunic and Holding a Scroll) from Harbour and River Towns: Some Hypotheses Regarding Their Occurrence and Meaning  Elena Martelli Part 4: North Africa 23 Sacred and Funeral Terracotta Figurines in Africa Proconsularis, Numidia and Mauretania Caesariensis between the First and Third Centuries CE  Solenn de Larminat 24 Female Figurines in Roman Karanis: An Agentive Approach  Lara Weiss Part 5: The Levant and Mesopotamia 25 From Alexandria to Tyros: The Egyptian Character of the Hellenistic Figurines from Kharayeb  Marianna Castiglione 26 Toward a Levantine Koine: Ties between Hellenistic Terracottas from Coele Syria and Cyprus  Adi Erlich 27 The Case of the Persian Riders at Seleucid Jebel Khalid on the Euphrates: The Survival of Syrian Tradition in a Greek Settlement  Heather Jackson 28 A Look from the Outside: Mediterranean Influences on the Terracotta Figurines from Seleucia on the Tigris  Roberta Menegazzi 29 The Plaster Figurines of Khirbet es-Samrā Cemetery in Jordan  Abdalla Nabulsi General Index