Terracotta Artifacts Human Figurines from Trowulan Site An Overviewed of the Expertise of the Ornament Artisans from the Majapahit Era

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10.2991/978-2-38476-251-4_15How to use a DOI?

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Terracotta; Human Figurine; Made Technique; Majapahit Artisans

Abstract

Terracotta artifacts Human Figurines at the Trowulan Site found in significant quantities have been believed to have been made by artisans from the Majapahit kingdom era (14 – 16 century). The terracotta artifacts human figurines of the people consist of a male version, a female version, children, adults, and elders that have been made in various forms, whether in figurine attitude or position, size, expression, decoration, clothing, as single object or a part of the larger ornament. The terracotta works show that the artisans did have the technique and expertise to make and produce them. A massive number of these artifacts have been found in Trowulan, giving an overview of the existence of a society that produces on small to large scale. To be able to mass-produce the terracotta product, some many ways and techniques can be applied. The discovery of the headprint artifact gives information on how terracotta figurines of people were made. Recently discovered intact printed artifacts (from head to footbed) add data related to technological methods of making and producing ornament figurines of the people. Coupled with the presence of a made-trace on the inside of the hollow figures and other attributes from the terracotta figurine, it provides a clear picture of information about how Majapahit era artisans produced those terracotta figurines of people. Using morphological approaches and observation methods, this article will discuss the technology of making and producing terracotta figurines of people from the Trowulan Site as an effort to provide an overview of the level of craftsmanship of the Majapahit era artisans, which seems to have not been researched by many.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Dimas Nugroho
AU  - Yusmaini Eriawati
AU  - M. Fadhlan S. Intan
AU  - Frandus Frandus
AU  - Dewangga Eka M
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/22
TI  - Terracotta Artifacts Human Figurines from Trowulan Site An Overviewed of the Expertise of the Ornament Artisans from the Majapahit Era
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Linguistics and Culture (ICLC-4 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 100
EP  - 110
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-251-4_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-251-4_15
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