COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANCIENT GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURINE TYPOLIGIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARK 6137 ANCIENT GREEK TERRACOTTA FIGURINE TYPOLIGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Archaeology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DERYA EROL

Offered to

Archaeology

Course Objective

The aim of this study is to analyse the functions of terracotta figurines in Greek daily life by examining all stages of the style development of terracotta figurines, which constitute an important part of Greek culture since the Geometric period. In this way, it is aimed to analyse both Greek daily life and Greek religion and the cults with which it is related.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The arrival of the ancient Greeks to continental Greece and Western Anatolia
2   To learn terracotta figurine making techniques of the ancient Greeks from the Geometric period
3   Functions and uses of terracotta figurines
4   Learning the cults associated with terracotta figures
5   To be able to understand the changes in the types of terracotta figurines in Gemetric, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Information about Aegean migrations and Geometric period General information about the Hellenistic period
2 General information about terracotta figurines Terracotta production techniques in Hellenistic period
3 Production techniques of geometric period terracotta figurines Hellenistic terracotta typologies and related gods and goddesses
4 Geometric period terracotta typologies and related gods and goddesse Terrakotta figürin tipolojileri ve dönem heykel tipolojileri
5 General information about the Archaic period
6 Terracotta production techniques in the Archaic period
7 Archaic terracotta typologies and related gods and goddesses
8 General information about the classical period
9 Terracotta production techniques in the classical period
10 Classical period terracotta typologies and related gods and goddesses

Recomended or Required Reading

Higgins, R. (1967). Greek Terracottas. Methuen-Co Ltd. Press.
Higgins, R. A. (1969). Catalogue of the Terracottas In The Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities British Museum.
Higgins, R. (1986). Tanagra and the Figurines. Princeton University Press.
Işık, F. (2000). Ionische Kunst Und Ionismen Im Westen: Kunsthandwerk. Arch ologische Forschungen, 4, 329-341.
Işın, G. (2007). Patara Terrakottaları Hellenistik ve Roma Dönemleri. Istanbul.
Leyenaar-Plaisier, P. G. (1979). Les Terres Cuites Grecques Et Romaines: Catalogue De La Collection Du Musée National Des Antiquites A Leiden. Rijksmuseum Van Oudheden.
Mollard-Besques, S. (1963). Catalogue Raisonne des Figurines et Reliefs en Terre-Cuite Grecs et Romains: Myrina. Musee du Louvre et Collections des Universites de France. Press des Musees Nationaux.
Mollard-Besques, S. (1972). Catalogue Raisonne des Figurines et Reliefs en Terre-Cuite Grecs et Romains III: Epoques Hellenistique et Romaine, Grece et Asie Mineure. Press des Musées Nationaux.
Mollard-Besques, S. (1986). Musée national du Louvre, Catalogue raisonné des figurines et reliefs en terre cuite grecs, étrusques et romains IV-I: Époques Hellénistique et romaine, Gréce et Asie Mineure. Paris.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The courses are taught with presentations enriched with visuals and literature studies in which the literature is examined.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr.Öğrt Üyesi Derya EROL
derya.erol@deu.edu.tr
02323018728

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00pm

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 12 144
Final 2 2 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555
LO.3555555
LO.4555555
LO.5555555

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