Figurine

Fifteen ancient objects dating from the prehistoric to the Roman period are being repatriated to Greece from Switzerland by decision of a Geneva court in July last year following proceedings against an antiquities dealer. 

The 2,000-year-old figurines of goddess Diana, the ruler of nature and wildlife in Roman mythology, have been put up on display for the first time.

To see the distinctly shaped slender marble figurines and statues that date back to the Bronze Age

The 2,700-year-old Ushabti statuettes used in funeral rituals in ancient Egypt and found in archaeological excavations in western Turkey began to be exhibited for the first time at the İzmir Archaeology Museum.

Ushabti figures, small statuettes made of wood, stone, or faience, are often found in large numbers in ancient Egyptian tombs.

Popular artists had fans in antiquity too. Fans made figurines out of baked clay to pay homage or show their admiration to the artists of the time thousands of years ago, archaeological excavations in the Aegean province of İzmir's ancient theater of Smyrna have revealed.

A 10,000-year old stone seal from the Neolithic period and a 6,000-year old animal figurine from the early Bronze Age that had been hosted in the Şanlurfa Museum are now missing.

"Figurines: A Microcosm of Clay," at the Thessaloniki Archaeological Museum, presents 672 figurines from significant archaeological sites in Macedonia and Thrace that offer insights into the techniques the ancients used when working with clay and the meanings of the symbols and decorative motifs depicted. The exhibition runs through April 30, 2018. Visiting hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

"Figurines: A Microcosmos of Clay," at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, brings together 672 idols from the collections of the museum and all of northern Greece's antiquity ephorates to showcase the evolution of the craft from prehistoric to late Roman times.

"Figurines: A Microcosmos of Clay," at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, brings together 672 idols from the collections of the museum and all of northern Greece's antiquity ephorates to showcase the evolution of the craft from prehistoric to late Roman times.

Two plump woman figurines unearthed in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük represent elderly women, not the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele as was earlier believed, according to an expert.