Corinth Object: C 1953 281
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1953 281
Title:   PLASTIC VASE: SEATED FEMALE
Category Code:   C
Year:   1953
Object Number:   281
Old Number:   Former MF-9675
Description:   Plastic vase in shape of woman enthroned, frontal.Throne is high-backed and armless, indicated summarily by protruding rectangular surface. Female has steeply sloping shoulders and wears chiton and himation. Himation covers back, shoulders, sides and hangs in forls from knees. Both arms down on her sides and hands rest on knees. Thumbs articulated. Feet appear frombeneath chiton,rest on foot stool. Closed on bottom. Pared on all sides but front. Interior hollow.
Material:   Fine powdery pinkish buff clay with grey core. Micaceous.
Condition:   Missing parts. Mended from severalfragments. Missing head and smal fragments from body.
Manufacture:   Mold-made
Dimensions Actual:   W. 0.044 (base); L. 0.062 (base)
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.099
Area:   Agora south central
Context:   NB205 P150
Bibliography:   Hesperia 22 (1953), p.136, p. 146, np. 3; Hesperia 25 (1956), p. 374,no. 102, pl. 60
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Agora south central
Image: bw 7593
Image: bw 7962
Image: bw 7963
Basket: NB205 P150