Does Size Matter in the Serial Production of Terracotta Oferings? Gina Salapata Abstract Moulds made possible the mass production of numerous inexpensive dedications in the Greek world. Te use of derivative moulds in the serial production of terracotas inevitably results in products that are both smaller and less clearly defned than their prototypes since details are ofen indistinct or obliterated. What factors may have infuenced dedicants to choose smaller versions of terracotas? Was it simply a mater of lower cost or could there also have been other considerations such as portability, suitability for mass dedications and groupings, or even availability of display space? Furthermore, the symbolic value of dedications, for example, as tokens of participation in a cult activity, would not be afected by size. And did size mater to the recipient divinity? I argue that small size did not decrease the perceived efcacy or religious signifcance of an ofering. In fact, reduced size would have intensifed the signifcance of the most important features, those that communicate the messages inherent in the form of the dedication. Tis paper addresses aspects of the economic and social dimension of coroplastic serial production, primarily focusing on a large group of mould-made plaques (6 th –4 th century BC) from the hero sanctuary of Agamemnon and Kassandra in Lakonia. Tese plaques vary widely in quality and size, ranging from sizeable, detailed images to a large number of small and simplifed versions. Introduction Recent research in social anthropology and archaeology, including Classical archaeology, has emphasised the material nature of objects, their social role, and people’s visual and sensual engagement with them. Increasing atention has also been given to integrating the materiality of religion into any study of its theology and rituals. 1 Te dedication of personal oferings as a way to honour and infuence the gods was a customary act of worship in the Greek world. Oferings were tangible manifestations of personal piety, motivated by the dedicant’s need to establish a relationship with the divine and to make a public display of piety. In this paper, I address some aspects of the economic and social dimension of Greek coroplastic serial production, focusing on products destined for dedication. I consider their material atributes and their role both as products of workshops and as items of popular use across all social strata. I thus aim to contribute to the discussion about Published in: Stéphanie Huysecom-Haxhi – Antonella Pautasso (Eds.), «Craf Economy» and Terracota Figurines. Approaching Systems of Production through Coroplastic Studies, Panel 3.14, Archaeology and Economy in the Ancient World 16 (Heidelberg, Propylaeum 2022) 55–67. DOI: htps://doi.org/10.11588/propylaeum.874.c11410