Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KH 84 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA MOLD OF A DISK WITH FLYING DOVE | |
Category: | Minor Finds | |
Category Code: | KH | |
Object Number: | 84 | |
Description: | Mould for a disk with a dove in relief. Dove in profile, facing right, with raised wing with feathers indicated. Left foot on ground, right lifted and advanced. Tail consists of four broad feathers, with longest on top. Thin raised line at edge of disk. Possibly inspired by Sikyonian coin types. Handmade from model. | |
Decoration: | Undecorated. | |
Material: | Fine, pink clay with rare fine inclusions and rare fine voids | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete | |
Manufacture: | F17 HM | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | ca. 350-325 B.C. (Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, p. 37, p. 105), based on deposit | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P22 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Northwest Room, Deposit 3. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 85 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 16 (pp. 22 - 23) |