Male figurine
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
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Male figurine
4th century BCE
Archaeological museum of ancient Messene
sanctuary of Demeter and the Dioskouroi (sanctuary Ω-Ω), ancient Mesene
Width: 6.4 cm x Height: 15.3 cm
Terracotta figurine of a naked male. The left leg in front of the fixed right one. The head is missing. Found in the deposit of a sanctuary attributed to the worship of Demeter and the Dioskouroi, not far from and to the west of the Asclepieion of ancient Messene. Found among numerous votive plaques and figurines, with a repertoire that includes funerary banquets, horse riders, warriors, seated and standing male and female figures. They date to from the 7th to the 3rd cent. BCE.