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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 10880 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 10880 | |
| Description: | Terracotta handmade perching dove with sharp pointed beak, distinct brow ridge, large head, long high curved neck, pointed wide spread legs, long flat oval body, hollow underneath, and narrowing at slightly flaring fan tail. Similar to KT41-64, and KT41-87, and KT41-43 (Corinth XV.2 Class XXVII Late group p. 186 no. 14 pl. 42). | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with frequent fine sparkling and few small tabular angular white inclusions and few small platy angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: darker than 7.5YR 8/4 (pink), Core: 5YR 6/8 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Three joining pieces missing tip of rt foot. Large chips at join between tail and body. Traces of white slip. | |
| Manufacture: | F17 U HM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.065, Th. 0.005-0.010 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.040, W. 0.027 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class XXVII no. 14 TC Factory deposit 6 mid 4th c. B.C.) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB247 B2 P142 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 004 07 Basket: NB247 B2 P142 |
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