Information Package / Course Catalogue
Terracotta Figurines of Western Anatolia I
Course Code: ARKE552
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Techniques of construction and usage of terracotta figurines, methods of defining and dating terracotta works, consideration of production centers in continental Greece and Anatolia.

Course Content

Terracotta figurines found in the Western Anatolian cities are studied.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat ÇEKİLMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1. Terracotta production techniques
2.Evaluation of Anatolian production centers
3. Consideration of regional features and techniques
4.Evaluation of Anatolian production centers
5.Evaluation of Anatolian production centers
6.Evaluation of Anatolian production centers
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967.
2.N. Breitenstein, Danish National Museum, Catalogue of Terracottas Cypriote, Greek, Etrusco-İtalian and Roman. Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
3.G. Işın, “Hellenistik ve Erken Roma Dönemleri’nde Patara Terrakottaları”, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, 1998.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course content, subject and resources to be utilized
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of terracotta, coroplasts and productions
Week 3 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurine production techniques and methods of construction
Week 4 - Theoretical
Periodic development and stages of terracotta figurines
Week 5 - Theoretical
Western Anatolian Terracotta figurines in Archaic and Classical Period and important centers playing a role in production
Week 6 - Theoretical
Bothros finds terracotta figurines
Week 7 - Theoretical
Evaluation of Anatolian and Continental Greece samples
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Style development in the Roman Imperial Terracotta figurines
Week 10 - Theoretical
Style development in the Roman Imperial Terracotta figurines
Week 11 - Theoretical
Evaluation of periodic patterns affecting terracotta figurine production
Week 12 - Theoretical
Tanagra central terracotta figurines
Week 13 - Theoretical
Myrina central terracotta figurines
Week 14 - Theoretical
Pergamon terracotta figurines
Week 15 - Theoretical
Ephesos terracotta figurines
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Assignment140342
Seminar1033
Individual Work150575
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
4
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OÇ-2
4
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4
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4
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