Olbia Pontica is one of the prominent Ancient Greek sites at the south of Ukraine. Clay figurines found there at the dwelling areas include Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, and Roman pieces. The collection kept by the National Museum of History of Ukraine comes from the excavations in the 1930s.
Terracottas are illustrating the course of history in the Black Sea region, changes in art, religion and other aspects of life. The conclusions are based on figurines’ scientific analysis, including iconographic, technologic and chronological identification, consideration of analogies from other centres, and tracing the communication routs in ancient times. Abundant photos and in case of partially preserved terracottas – reconstructions help making heritage, endangered since 2022, vivid and available.