Corinth Object: KH 84
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)