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Roman Period: terracottas
Most terracotta figures datable to the Roman period represent different gods. Especially popular was the king-child-god motif summarised in the name Harpocrates, depicted in a variety of guises. Other Roman (and Ptolemaic) terracottas provide much information on daily life in Egypt (and in the whole Roman Empire).
(click on the images for a larger picture or more examples - marked yellow)
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theatre mask
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two musicians
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Isis playing a drum
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'orans' figures
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Heracles
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head of a satyr
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a dog
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furniture
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houses
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a camel
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a shoe
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Roman terracottas from Memphis | Byzantine Period terracottas | gallery of terracottas found at Memphis (various periods)
bibliography:
Fischer 1994 (catalogue of the Roman terracottas in several German collections, many photographs)