Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KH 40 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA MOLD OF A FEMALE HEAD | |
Category: | Minor Finds | |
Category Code: | KH | |
Object Number: | 40 | |
Description: | Mould for a small female head with mass of hair arranged in sharp crown over head. Round face with indistinct features due to wear or repeated copying. Thick neck. Drapery possibly indicated at lower edge, though this may simply be the margin between the two layers of clay used to make the mould. Handmade from model. | |
Decoration: | Undecorated. | |
Material: | Fine, pink clay with rare, fine white inclusions and few fine voids | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete | |
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 P32 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Court, Deposit 4. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 42 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Basket: NB114 P32 Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 21 (pp. 32 - 33) |