| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | FS 896a | |
| Title: | LIONHEAD SPOUT: MANE | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | FS | |
| Object Number: | 896 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Related Objects: | FS-XXXX-896B FS-XXXX-896C | |
| Description: | Fragments of lion mane preserving second and third rows of locks. B may preserve trace of face and scar of first row. Flame locks laid in at least three rows. Profile of all individual locks hand-cut with sharp instrument. Cyma-shaped locks of 2nd row doubly grooved, third row have deep interior groove cut with paring knife. | |
| Decoration: | Surfaces slipped. Weak golden wash on locks. | |
| Material: | Yellow-buff clay, coarse core with numerous fine black inclusions, fine slip of same. | |
| Munsell Color: | Between 2.5Y 8/3 and 5Y 8/3 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving one row locks. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | MPDim00.069 | |
| Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
| Area: | Tile Works | |
| Context: | NB189 P295 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Tile Works Basket: NB189 P295 |
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