Some character pieces may have represented stock figures from the New Comedy of Menander and other writers. Others continued an earlier tradition of molded terracotta figures used as cult images or votive objects. Typically they were about 10 to 20 centimeters high.
The sculptures might have been inspired by characters from plays like the New Comedy of Menander, or they could be based on earlier traditions of using molded terracotta figures for religious purposes or as offerings. These pieces were typically around 10 to 20 centimeters in height.