Corinth Object: MF 11472
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 11472
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DOG
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   11472
Description:   Terracotta solid handmade dog with rectangular head, eye ridge, short pointed ears, short thick neck, thick inverted V front legs, long straight body, straight flaring back hind leg. Similar to (Corinth XV.2 Class XXV Late Class p. 181 no. 14 pl. 40).
Decoration:   White slip overall.
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling, few small tabular angular white inclusions and few small to medium tabular rounded and few small platy angular voids
Munsell Color:   Surface: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow), Core: 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. Three joining pieces missing end of snout, rt ear, tip of front rt, lt front, and lt hind leg, and tail. Traces of white slip.
Manufacture:   F11 U HM
Dimensions Actual:   Th. of torso 0.016
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.066, L.0.073, W. 0.025
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   late 5th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class XXV no 14 Circular S Shrine)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB232 B5 P147, LOT 0867
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1965 005 25
Basket: NB232 B5 P147