Corinth Object: FR 120
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   FR 120
Title:   TERRACOTTA RIDGE PALMETTE
Category:   Architecture
Category Code:   FR
Object Number:   120
Description:   Terracotta ridge palmette with eleven leaves. Scallops outline the palmette leaves with drooping tips. Similar to FR-62, FR-119, FR-121, and FR-125.
Decoration:   Two tendrils rise from bottom and end in volutes. Between the tendrils a lozenge. Palmette proper is above the volutes; eleven leaves spread out from arrow-head-shaped core. Light on dark with red on sides and in center of palmette. Inscribed lines serve as guide for painted decoration, though not closely followed.
Material:   Very pale brown clay with frequent medium spherical inclusions and numerous small voids
Munsell Color:   10YR 7/3 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Fragment. Two frgts., joining and conserved together. Traces of red paint on edges.
Area:   South Stoa
Context:   South Stoa, context
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: South Stoa
Basket: South Stoa, context