God, athlete or family member The votive figurines have existed since prehistoric times but will take their large scale expansions among the Greeks. Made of terracotta, the Tanagras had a craze that exceeded the borders of the Greek world in the last centuries AV. J.-C. and evolved to the Roman miniatures in bronze, more solid and making possible a more elaborate representations. Mainly used as portable temples and mortuary offering they also serve as a portrait of the loved one for men often brought away from their homes by war.
romanized votive Figurine
