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.
Some character pieces may have been based on stock figures from the New Comedy of Menander and other authors. Others continued a tradition of molded terracotta figurines used as religious images or offerings. Typically, they were about 10 to 20 centimeters tall.