Kilden Suretler
Subtitle: Sadberk Hanım Müzesi Koleksiyonundan Antik çag terrakotta figurinleri = Ancient terracotta figurines in the Sadberk Hanım Museum collection
By: Sedef Çokay-Kepçe, Senem Özden Gerçeker
Contributors: Özden Gerçeker, Senem; Sadberk Hanım Müzesi; Vehbi Koç Vakfı
Publisher: Sadberk Hanım Museum; Ege Yayinlari
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Büyükdere, Istanbul
Language: tur; eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9789756959541
Subjects: Terra-cotta sculpture, Classical; Exhibitions; Terra-cotta sculpture, Ancient; Terra-cotta figurines, Greek; Terra-cotta figurines, Roman; Sadberk Hanım Müzesi
Other titles: Ancient terracotta figurines in the Sadberk Hanım Museum collection
Description: The "Images in Terracotta" exhibition consists of Greek and Roman period terracotta figurines in the Vehbi Koç Foundation Sadberk Hanım Museum. Production of figurines can be traced back to prehistoric times, when people began to depict sacred entities or figures they held in regard. These were made of diverse materials, depending on the period and region. In antiquity the preferred material was terracotta. The earliest examples were shaped by hand, but in later centuries moulding techniques were introduced and mass production began. The terracotta figurines dating from Greek and Roman periods that are the subject of this exhibition were principally used as votive offerings or grave gifts, as demonstrated both by ancient written sources and archaeological excavations. Figurines representing gods and goddesses predominate among those with sacred significance. In addition the exhibition includes figurines that reflect daily life in antiquity, such as mothers nursing their babies or sewing.
Notes: Catalog for the "Images in Terracotta : Ancient Terracotta Figurines in the Sadberk Hanım Museum Collection" exhibition held 18 November 2011-15 April 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-231).

Turkish and English.