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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Omeka ID 3196
Empúries

turtle figurine

MAC GIR-014625

Object type
turtle figurine
Production date
-600 / -401
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Girona
Culture
-
Discovery location
Empúries
Materials
pottery
Township
Escala, l' (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Girona, Alt Empordà)
Technique
moulding
Where is it?
MASPG
Dimensions
66 x 44 x 33 mm
Description
Terracotta figurine from Empúries (l'Escala, Alt Empordà) which represents a small turtle, 6.6 cm long and 4.4 high, made in a mould. It can be dated between the 6th and 5th centuries BC. Zoomorphic figures in contexts of Greek or Iberian sites are not unusual and Empúries is an example of this, as we find many examples of figurines representing animals such as wild boars, birds, dogs and bovids, among others. Terracotta figurines are generally related to funeral contexts; however, they have also been associated with domestic contexts. This figurine comes from the systematic plunder in Empúries until the first decades of the twentieth century, which especially affected the areas of necropolis located outside the wall, both Greek and Roman. We can therefore attribute this turtle to one of the Greek necropolises in the city. Others are known whose origin is well documented: Bonjoan's burial no. 43 and the so-called Cazurro tomb, in the Portitxol necropolis.

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