Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KT 4001 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF SMALL STANDING KORE | |
Category: | Minor Finds | |
Category Code: | KT | |
Object Number: | 4 | |
Object Suffix: | 001 | |
Description: | Figurine of a standing, draped female figure, weight evenly distributed between both legs, feet pointing forward and set wide apart. Right arm bent toward chest, left arm at side (possibly orginally extended with separate addition). Himatation covers left should and arm and runs under right arm. From the same mold as KT 4-1.1 (Stillwell 1954, Corinth 15.2, p. 125, cat. 19). Three similar figures in the Louvre (See Heuzey, Fig.ant. Louvre, pl. 17, 6). | |
Decoration: | White slip over all. | |
Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with rare fine inclusions and rare voids | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
Condition: | Missing parts. One fragment preserving all of body below neck. White wash poorly preserved. | |
Manufacture: | F01 F MM Standing | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | 4th c. B.C. (Stillwell 1954, Corinth 15.2, p. 125) | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P61 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, East Room, Deposit 6 | |
Bibliography: | Mentioned in Stillwell 1954, Corinth 15.2, p. 125, cat. 19 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 35 (pp. 60 - 61) |