Tours de main et styles : le modelage dans la coroplastie chypriote archaïque

International audienceIn studies pertaining to the coroplastic art of Archaic Cyprus, handmade terracotta figurines usually constitute a special category, excluded from stylistic approaches. However, when modelling techniques are precisely examined, it becomes possible to distinguish specific gestures, specific skills, which are characteristic of distinct workshops. Handmade figurines can also be studied and classified according to stylistic criteria. Stemming from technical observations, this paper aims at defining different handmade productions that can be attributed to different Cypriot workshops active in different regions of the island during the Archaic period