The Terracotta ‘Enthroned Goddess’ of Sicily

Terracotta statuettes were a popular ex-voto in Greek antiquity, varying in size and design. The use of a mold for terracotta figurines was introduced by Greek colonists in the 7th century B.C. to the indigenous people of Sicily. From that moment onwards there was an ongoing interaction between the cultic expressions of these different peoples, which reflected the changed social structures and the production and economic values of votive terracottas. This reciprocal interaction is visible in ...