Tanagra figurine

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

/ ˈtæn ə grə ˌfɪg yəˌrin, ‐ˈrin, təˈnæg rə /

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noun

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

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Often Tan·a·gra fig·ure .

Origin of Tanagra figurine

First recorded in 1890–95

The red tanagra shone like a glowing coal amid the dark forest.
Travels in the Interior of North America, 1832-1834, Part III (the Text Being Chapters XXVIII-XXXIII of the London Edition, 1843, and the Appendix a Combination of the Appendices of the London and German [Coblentz, 1839] Editions)|Maximilian, Prinz von Wied
She was very pretty and dainty, like the soft-tinted statuettes that came from Tanagra.
The Tour|Louis Couperus
Surely, thought I, there never was a Tanagra figure to compare with hers.
The Woman Who Vowed|Ellison Harding
He settled at Tanagra in Bœotia; where he lost all his companions, who were slain by a dragon.
A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.)|Jacob Bryant

Her head is swathed in folds of diaphanous white, through which the features are visible, like the veiled Tanagra.
Hymen|Hilda Doolittle