| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2002 26 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: APHRODITE | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2002 | |
| Object Number: | 26 | |
| Description: | Mouldmade figurine of nude woman, standing with body twisted somewhat to proper left, rt. upper arm extended horizontally from body. Beneath arm is relief background with part of flattened finished edge. A V-shaped break descending from shoulder to cleft between breasts, as if once more a necklace, but no tangible remains. Hollow. For general type, though draped, see MF 1985 015. | |
| Mythology: | Aphrodite? | |
| Attributes: | Nudity | |
| Material: | Moderately fine, hard-fired red clay, gray at core, with rare golden mica, 2-3% fine black and lime inclusions. Surface sandy to touch. | |
| Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 5YR 5/6 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving right 2/3 of upper torso, right breast, and right side, right Shoulder and part of upper arm; small part of proper rt. Edge preserved; back broken away. | |
| Manufacture: | MM 01 F | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.040 | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Roman | |
| Area: | East of Theater | |
| Context: | NB750 B62 P125, LOT 2002 049 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: East of Theater |
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