| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 11251 | |
| Title: | POPPY SEEDPOD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 11251 | |
| Description: | Nearly spherical poppy seedpod, modeled with a thick stem that tapers to a round end, as well as a short hollow crown on the other end, indicating the many-rayed stigma that occupies the center. The inner wall of the crown is scalloped. Similar to previous MF-11280 but smaller and more carefully modeled. Handmade, solid. | |
| Decoration: | Red paint all over. | |
| Material: | Fine, hard clay, very few tiny red inclusions | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 8/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact, tiny chip missing from top. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.034; Diam. 0.019 | |
| Period: | Archaic (7th-6th c.) | |
| Area: | Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore | |
| Context: | NB250 B6 P64, LOT 1985 | |
| Bibliography: | Klinger, 2021, Corinth XVIII.8, no. 106 | |
| Site: | Acrocorinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore Image: bw 1965 017 15 Basket: NB250 B6 P64 |
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