Series of Terracotta Female Votive Statues
Roman museums often have several display cases filled with small-scale terracotta votive sculptures, dedications in the many temples and sanctuaries of the city. The votives are figurative, and can represent the god(s) of the site or the patron deity of the dedicant. Sometimes, a specific body part (head, hands, genitals and internal organs, eyes, etc.) is dedicated either as a prayer for a cure or as a thank offering for a prayer that was granted. A series of terracotta fe