Tanagra figurine

[ tan-uh-gruh fig-yuh-reen, ‐-reen, tuh-nag-ruh ]

noun

1. a small terra-cotta statuette produced from the late 4th to the 3rd century b.c. in Tanagra, Boeotia, and found chiefly in tombs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tanagra figurine¹

First recorded in 1890–95