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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | MF 1037 | | Title: | | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF FEMALE FIGURE: HEAD | | Category Code: | | MF | | Object Number: | | 1037 | | Description: | | Mouldmade terracotta figurine of female figure with distinctive hairstyle. Hair from front of head drawn up to form tall knot immediately over forehead. Hair from back of head pulled back into stiff, long knot that projects very far upward and outward from crown of head. Hair indicated by incised lines on front and back of figurine; band or tie at back indicated by incision perpendicular to direction of hair. Face small, especially compared to hair, with features softly modelled. Head of figurine solid. Hairstyle similar to MF-11066, MF-14194 but front knot here more elaborate. | | Material: | | Fine gray clay with frequent very small rounded spherical voids. | | Munsell Color: | | 5YR 6/1 (gray) | | Condition: | | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving head and neck. | | Period: | | Classical | | Chronology: | | based on comparanda | | Findspot Description: | | Miscellaneous Finds, Corinth. | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece |
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