Corinth Object: MF 11544
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 11544
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DANCER
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   11544
Description:   Terracotta hollow mouldmade female dancer with body turning, lt leg stepping over rt, rt hand grasping material at thigh, himation wrapped around body with large rounded curves on belly with folds curving around lt leg radiating fromouter side of leg inward, and folds of chiton? radiate downward from knee. Position similar to MF-10443 (Corinth XVIII.4 p. 220 no. H153 pl. 38).
Material:   Fine reddish yellow and clay with rew fine sparkling, few medium tabular angular white, rare small tabular angular orange, and frequent small spherical angular black inclusions and rare medium tabular angular voids
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow) and 7.5YR 8/3 (pink)
Condition:   Fragment. Two joining pieces preserving front from waist to knee. Broken on all sides. Discolored.
Manufacture:   F01 F MM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.077, W. 0.046, Th. 0.005-0.012
Period:   Hellenistic
Chronology:   early 3rd c. B.C. stylistically (Corinth XVIII.4 no. H153)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB247
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   reddish earth having some clay at foot of Roman wall 42.42 to 41.72
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1965 007 01
Basket: NB247