Ancient Roman Terracotta Figurines

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Arikamedu was one of the famous port in Ancient period. In ancient time year 200 B.C-A.D.400. Arikamedu was known as bead making site in India. In 1945 Wheeler & Casal were excavated the site of arikamedu from their he found the Mini sculpture of Terracotta Ganesh object in the French excavation. Recently in 2013 one more Mini Sculpture of Terracotta Ganesh object were founded in the river of Arikamedu.

The finding of a new terracotta, identified as Minerva, proceeding from the sacella of Arucci’s forum comes to add to the whole series of feminine already existing figurines, some of which are presented again in this work also as representations of the same goddess. The context in which they appear, clearly cultual with dedications to the matres, as well as the parallel ones for this type of objects so much in the Baetica as  Fundamentally in the Gallia, leads us to interpreting it as an ex-vote related to the fertility, fecundity and infantile protection very in tuning in with this type of dedications of the goddess

Anteprima sui risultati degli studi sulla coroplastica funeraria di Sardegna in età romana e le attestazioni inedite di Telesforo e Igea riscontrate nell'Isola.
Results Preview of the ongoing studies, concerning the funerary terracotta figurines of Sardinia during the Roman era and the unpublished attestations of Telesphorus and Hygeia found on the Island

A “terracotta doll”, apparently meaningless apart for its role as a toy, testifies once again the relevance of feelings towards dead children within a roman community in Sardinia. A goddess who first becomes toy to amuse children in life, and then, becomes an otherworldly guide of a dark underworld. It testifies the strong sense of religiosity felt by adults towards children belonging to the community, who have not had the good fortune to grow up and pass unscathed the fragile threshold of youth.

Una ‘bambolina’ fittile, apparentemente insignificante a parte il suo ruolo di giocattolo, testimonia, ancora una volta, l’importanza affettiva verso i piccoli defunti all’interno di una comunità di età romana in Sardegna. Una dea che si fa giocattolo per allietare i fanciulli in vita e che diventa guida ultraterrena nell’oscuro mondo dei morti. Una religiosità piena e sentita da parte degli adulti verso i piccoli componenti della comunità che non hanno avuto la fortuna di crescere e oltrepassare, indenni,  la fragile soglia della gioventù.

Pipe-clay figurines are an important but under-examined category of Roman material culture in Britain. This paper presents the first typological catalogue of the 168 deity, animal and human figures imported to Roman London from Gaul during the first and second centuries A.D. As in many other collections Venus figurines are the most common type, although there is considerable diversity in form. Comparison with continental collections highlights distinctive patterns of consumption between London, the rest of Britain and Gaul, with the city displaying relatively high numbers of exotic/unusual types, as appears to be typical of Londinium in general. The spatial distribution of the figurines is mapped across the settlement, while their contexts and social distribution on habitation, trade and religious sites throughout the city are explored. Whole specimens from burials and subtle patterns of fragmentation also provide a direct insight into the religious beliefs and symbolic practices of the people of Roman London.

The voices of Roman slaves have been silenced in death, as in life, and it is with difficulty that we try to locate slavery in the archaeological record. It is therefore important to use all extant material at our disposal, and the figurines of slave characters in Roman comedy represent a rich, untapped resource. One character in particular, the ‘clever slave’ (‘servus callidus’), with his tricky schemes and charming wit, captured the imagination of all levels of Roman society in a way that real slaves never could. This clever slave’s popularity is confirmed by the rich archaeological record, which preserved thousands of charming figurines in a variety of styles and materials, spanning different time periods and geographical areas of the Classical world. They are not only fascinating for their iconography, but for the insights they give us into the technicalities of ancient acting. They have been unearthed in homes, sanctuaries and tombs- diverse contexts that hint at their multitudinous purposes. By examining the ancient texts along with a representative sample of the material evidence, I can establish the nature of these unruly slave characters, how they became so popular and why their image was a recognisable and welcome sight around the Roman world for centuries. Through this analysis I will elucidate on the significance of these statuettes in Roman society, positing how this character and these types of artefacts may have been perceived by slaves. The methodology employed in this thesis also aims to demonstrate how archaeology and classics can be used in tandem to reveal something novel and meaningful that can add to the studies of Roman slavery.