Corinth Object: MF 1437
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 1437
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF SATYR
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   1437
Description:   Terracotta figurine of standing nude male (satyr). Left arm bent backwards with hand resting on small of back, with fingers and fingernail on thumb rendered in black paint or slip. Left elbow embellished with black paint or slip. Right arm apparently raised above head. Torso somewhat contorted toward left, with belly projecting slightly. Anatomical details of torso (pectoral muscles, abdominal muscles, belly button, etc.) rendered in black slip or paint, with additional decoration in black paint or slip. Nipples added in red. Male genitalia rendered plastically with small pieces of clay; tip of penis painted red, pubic hair added in black. Right leg splayed outward, details added in black and hoof or shoe painted red. At back, tail projects outward, forming a tripod with legs. Group of similar figurines found in Potters' Quarter (according to Corinth 12). Type common elsewhere: see H.B. Walters, Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum (London, 1903), nos. B23-24; Winter, Typen I, p. 219; P. Paris, Elatee (Paris, 1982), pls. II and II bis. (according to Corinth 12).
\belly protruding forward, right leg bent and widespread, male genitalia rendered plastically with small pieces of clay, part of tail.
Decoration:   Anatomical details of torso, hand, genitalia, legs, and hairs rendered in black paint. Red paint is used for hoof or shoe, penis, and nipples of breast.
Mythology:   Satyr
Material:   Fine very pale brown clay.
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Missing parts. Single frgt., preserving torso, left arm, right leg, part of tail. Red paint preserved on hoof or shoe on right leg, penis, nipples; black paint preserved on torso, left elbow, left hand, right leg.
Manufacture:   F16 M HM
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.054
Period:   Archaic (7th-6th c.)
Chronology:   6th c. B.C.
Area:   New Hotel Byzantine Ephoreia
Context:   NB115 P58
Provenance:   Corinth
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 14
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: New Hotel Byzantine Ephoreia
Image: bw 3693
Basket: NB115 P58
Notebook Page: NB 115, spread 34 (pp. 57 - 58)