| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KT 32062 | |
| Title: | DOG FIGURINE | |
| Category: | Minor Finds | |
| Category Code: | KT | |
| Object Number: | 32 | |
| Object Suffix: | 062 | |
| Description: | Dog figurine standing with weight distributed evenly among four straight legs, tail held at upward angle, head facing slightly right; nose very narrow, with face widening towards eyes, upright ears. Similar to KT 32-38, KT 32-41, and KT 32-42 from the Circular South Shrine, which dates nearly 100 years earlier. | |
| Decoration: | Traces of white slip over all. | |
| Material: | Fine clay with very pale brown surface and reddish yellow core, with few medium inclusions and frequent small voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown), core: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Five joining frgts preserving all of dog except ears, tip of tail, part of left hind leg, and large chip in body; white slip very poorly preserved | |
| Manufacture: | F11 U HM Standing | |
| Weight Description: | 0.024 | |
| Weight: | 0.024 | |
| 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 |
|
Show Objects (2,427) References Classifications Sign in Provide feedback |
|