Information Package / Course Catalogue
Terracotta Figurines of the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Course Code: ARKE622
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The production techniques of terracotta sculpture, the usage format, the definition and dating methods of terracotta works, the production centers in Greece and Anatolia will be explained.

Course Content

The production of terracotta figurines, production techniques, workshops, craftsmen, styles and finding centers of Western Anatolia.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Terracotta production techniques.
2.Workshops and related centers.
3.Evaluation of Mainland Greece artifacts.
4.Evaluation of the production centers of Anatolia.
5.Evaluation of regional features and techniques.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. B. Baudat, “Terres cuites de l’Ecole française d’Athenes”, BCH 77, Numero 1. 1-45.
2.2. D. Burr Thompson, The Origin of Tanagras, AJA 70, 1966, 51-63.
3.3. G. Işın, “Hellenistik ve Erken Roma Dönemleri’nde Patara Terrakottaları”, Akdeniz Üniversitesi, 1998.
4.4. J. Boardman, Yunan Heykeli. Arkaik Dönem, İstanbul, 2001.
5.5. L. Burn-R. Higgins, Catalogue of Grek Terracottas in the British Museum III, London, 2001.
6.6. N. Breitenstein, Danish National Museum, Catalogue of Terracottas Cypriote, Greek, Etrusco-İtalian and Roman. Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
7.7. R. A. Higgins, Greek Terracottas, London, 1967.
8.8. R. A. Higgins, Tanagra and Figurines, Princeton, 1986.
9.9. S. Mollard-Besques, Les Terres Cuites Grecques, Presses Universitaires de France, Paris.
10.10. U. Mrogenda, Die Terrakottafiguren von Myrina, Eine Untersuchung ihrer Möglichen Bedeutung und Funktion im Grabzusammenhang. Reihe XXXVIII Archäologie, Bd./Vol. 63, Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Scope of the course and the resources will be discussed.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Definition of terracotta, coroplasts and their productions.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Production techniques of terracotta figurines and construction methods.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Stages and periodic developments of terracotta figurines.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Western Anatolian terracotta figurines in Archaic and Classical periods and important centers that are playing role in the production.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurines from Bothroses.
Week 7 - Theoretical
The assessment of the samples from Anatolia and Mainland Greece.
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Style development of terracotta figurines from the Hellenistic period.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Style development of terracotta figurines from the Roman İmperial Period.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Assessment of the periodic fashions that influences of terracotta figurine production.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurines from Tanagra.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurines from Myrina.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurines from Pergamon.
Week 15 - Theoretical
Terracotta figurines from Ephesos.
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)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment201224
Land Work1011
Reading140456
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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