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Ram-Bearer Statuette (about 500-450 BC)
Medma
Terracotta, dark red-orange refined clay, mold-made, hand-finished
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, inv. 3487
[Cat. no. 30]
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Terracotta Statuettes
These terracotta statuettes were produced in Medma, a city established by inhabitants of Locri, perhaps in the late 7th century BC. They were all offered as special gifts (votives) to gods in the hope of some divine favor in return, or as thanks for a favor already granted.
The ram-bearer (kriophoros) figure relates to the messenger-god Hermes, who was worshipped as a ram-bearer in the region of Boeotia on mainland Greece.
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This enthroned female figure is a goddess, probably offered by a worshipper seeking her assistance.
Enthroned Female Statuette (about 500-450 BC)
Medma
Terracotta, orange-red refined clay, mold-made, finished with a stick
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, inv. 1127
[Cat. no. 31]
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This standing female figure represents an offering-bearer in private communion with a deity.
Standing Female Statuette (about 500-450 BC)
Medma
Terracotta, dark red clay with white inclusions, mold-made, finished with a stick
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, inv. 1123
[Cat. no. 32]
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This statuette of Aphrodite, the goddess of love, holding her son, Eros, in the crook of her arm, takes on a particular religious aspect. Her pose alludes to the Madonna and Child scenes of later European art and reflects contemporaneous trends in classical art as defined by the mother country.
Aphrodite with Eros Statuette (about 450 BC)
Medma
Terracotta, orange-red clay with translucent inclusions, mold-made, hand-finished
Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, inv. 607 C
[Cat. no. 34]
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