--- title: Female Statue from Magna Graecia author: Jan van der Crabben source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14666/female-statue-from-magna-graecia/ format: machine-readable-alternate license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) updated: 1970-01-01 --- # Female Statue from Magna Graecia _Authored by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/)_ ## Image File [![Female Statue from Magna Graecia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14666.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14666.jpg) ## Image Caption Female terracotta statue from [Magna Graecia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Magna_Graecia/), made in Medma (modern-day [Italy](https://www.worldhistory.org/italy/)), 480-460 BCE. From the 8th century BCE, the Greeks settled southern Italy (Magna Graecia) and [Sicily](https://www.worldhistory.org/sicily/). Over time, the colonies became independent from their mother [cities](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) and developed their own [economy](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/economy/) and art styles. Medma and [Gela](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gela/)'s local art style used clay and [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/), as there was no marble nearby. Louvre Museum, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/). #### Editorial Review This human-authored image has been reviewed by our editorial team before publication to ensure accuracy, reliability and adherence to academic standards in accordance with our [editorial policy](https://www.worldhistory.org/static/editorial-policy/). ## About the Author Jan is the Founder & Chairman of World History Encyclopedia and is the organisation's Director of Design & Technology. He holds an MA War Studies from King's College, and he has worked in the field of history-related digital media since 2006. - [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/janvdc) ## Cite This Work ### APA Crabben, J. v. d. (2021, October 01). Female Statue from Magna Graecia. *World History Encyclopedia*. ### Chicago Crabben, Jan van der. "Female Statue from Magna Graecia." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 01, 2021. . ### MLA Crabben, Jan van der. "Female Statue from Magna Graecia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Oct 2021, . ## License & Copyright Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 01 October 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.