| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KT 33023 | |
| Title: | RAM FIGURINE | |
| Category: | Minor Finds | |
| Category Code: | KT | |
| Object Number: | 33 | |
| Object Suffix: | 023 | |
| Description: | Figurine of a standing ram, weight evenly distributed, head facing forward; forelegs modeled straight, hind legs with shank and cannon modeled; narrow nose, horns curving under upraised ears; long tail curving down from back. Similar to KT 33-24 (Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. XXVI, 9). | |
| Decoration: | Black at junction of horns, inside ears, eyes, brows, stripe down nose, dots at nostrils, stripe down back and onto tail, and hooves. | |
| Material: | Fine pale yellow clay with few small inclusions and few fine voids | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5 Y 8/3 (pale yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Five joining frgts preserving most of figure; left horn, left foreleg, and lower portion of right hind leg restored in plaster; black glaze fugitive | |
| Manufacture: | F14 M HM Standing | |
| Weight Description: | 0.041 | |
| Weight: | 0.041 | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Deposit dates to ca. 350-325 B.C., figurine may be slightly earlier (Stillwell 1952, Cointh 15.2, p. 183). | |
| Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
| Context: | NB108 P142 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter, Terracotta Factory, South of Court, Deposit 1 | |
| Bibliography: | Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. XXVI, 11, p. 183 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter |
|
Show Objects (2,427) References Classifications Sign in Provide feedback |
|