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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | MF 11996 | | Title: | | RATTLE, DOVE-SHAPED | | Category Code: | | MF | | Object Number: | | 11996 | | Description: | | Handmade terracotta rattle in shape of bird, perhaps pigeon or dove. Beak rounded, with high, squared head. Body rounded, with short stubs for legs. Tail broad and flat. Tool marks from scraping tool. Figurine hollow with vent hole underneath between legs. Figurine painted in white slip or white paint. Small piece of clay inside (functioning rattle) produces high-pitched sound when shook. | | Decoration: | | White slip or white paint. | | Material: | | Fine clay, tiny red inclusions, voids. | | Munsell Color: | | 10YR 7/3 | | Condition: | | Complete or intact. Intact. Bottom of left leg chipped. Traces of white slip or white paint in places across entire surface. | | Dimensions Preserved: | | H. 0.065; L. 0.080 | | Period: | | Classical | | Chronology: | | Late Archaic or Early Classical | | Area: | | Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore | | Context: | | NB283 B1 P160, LOT 2213 | | Bibliography: | | Klinger, 2021, Corinth XVIII.8, no. 135 | | Site: | | Acrocorinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: Acrocorinth Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore
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