Greek clay figurine of a woman wearing a chiton, from Tanagra. 6th - 2nd c. BC. These figurines were mold-cast in terracotta then coated with a liquid white slip before firing and were sometimes painted afterwards in naturalistic tints with watercolors. They were placed as grave goods in the tombs of their owners, very likely without any sense that they would serve the deceased in the afterlife, but they do not seem to have been specially made for burial. British Museum.