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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | KH 30 | | Title: | | TERRACOTTA MOLD OF A FEMALE HEAD | | Category: | | Minor Finds | | Category Code: | | KH | | Object Number: | | 30 | | Description: | | Mould for a female face. Thick hair surrounding face in heavy masses and gathered in knot over forehead; surface of hair varied by shallow grooves of irregular depth. Oval face with indistinct facial features due to wear or recopying. Similar to KH 28 (Deposit 3, cat. 30), KH 29 (Deposit 2, cat. 31), KH 31 (Deposit 4, cat. 32) and KH 32 (Deposit 4, cat. 33). Handmade from two sheets of clay with model. | | Decoration: | | Undecorated. | | Material: | | Fine very pale brown clay with few, white, subrounded inclusions and rare, circular voids | | Munsell Color: | | 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown) | | Condition: | | Complete or intact. Complete. Two layers of clay beginning to separate. | | Manufacture: | | F01 F HM | | Period: | | 4th c. B.C. | | Chronology: | | ca. 350-325 B.C. (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 211), based on deposit | | Area: | | Potters' Quarter | | Context: | | NB114 P44 | | Provenance: | | Corinth. | | Findspot Description: | | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Court, Deposit 4. | | Bibliography: | | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 32 | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: Potters' Quarter
Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 27 (pp. 44 - 45)
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