| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KT 32061 | |
| Title: | DOG FIGURINE | |
| Category: | Minor Finds | |
| Category Code: | KT | |
| Object Number: | 32 | |
| Object Suffix: | 061 | |
| Description: | Figurine of a dog standing with weight balance evenly between all four legs; forelegs extend forward, hind legs extend slightly backwards; long pointed tail held just below horizontal and curving to the right; nose is narrow and face widens towards eyes, pointed ears stand upright. Similar to KT 32-60 from the same deposit and style also similar to horse and rider figurines from the same deposit. | |
| Decoration: | Fugitive black slip stripe down back and around neck | |
| Material: | Fine pale yellow clay with rare small inclusions and rare fine voids | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5Y 8/2 (pale yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Two joining frgts preserving all of figure except tip of left ear, small chip to body, and left foreleg, restored in plaster; decorative slip fugitive | |
| Manufacture: | F11 U HM Standing | |
| Weight Description: | 0.016 | |
| Weight: | 0.016 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | ca. 350-325 B.C. (Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, p. 23) | |
| Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
| Context: | NB108 P142 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter, Terracotta Factory, South of Court, Deposit 1 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter |
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