Clay figurine of the standing&nbsp;"Tanagra" type with elaborate hairstyle and clothes that have traces of color.&nbsp;Those elegant Tanagra figurines owe their&nbsp;name tο&nbsp;the various similar ones, discovered&nbsp;in Tanagra Boeotia.

TANAGRA FIGURINE

ANCIENT GREEK ART COLLECTION

Alabastra were used either by athletes in the gymnasia (palaestrae) to anoint their bodies with aromatic oils during training and games or by women to store valuable cosmetic oils and perfumes. This alabastron with its relatively tall body, narrow mouth and wide rim is one of the most characteristic shapes of Corinthian pottery. It is decorated with two facing cocks in a heraldic scene separated by an inverted lotus flower. N.P. GOULANDRIS COLLECTION NO 1062Replica in clay

ALABASTER WITH TWO ROOSTERS

Miniature skyphos from a Boeotian workshop. On the main side a boar is depicted facing right and on the other side is illustrated a goose also facing right. These miniature vases were used either as toys or as offerings in sanctuaries. N.P. GOULANDRIS COLLECTION NO 0758Replica in clay

MOCROGRAPHY OF SKYPHOS WITH ROAR

According to similar surviving vases from a Neolithic settlement near Antiparos (Saliagos), the upper part of the tall bell-shaped foot supported a conical bowl (phiale), an open vase with similar decoration of linear motifs. The use of these vases is not known to us, but it is assumed, however, that they were a utilitarian vessel for storing fruits. N.P. GOULANDRIS COLLECTION NO 0700Replica in clay

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