Corinth Object: MF 3416
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 3416
Title:   FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON DOVE
    TERRACOTTA FIGURINE ON A DOVE
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   3416
Description:   Female figurine seated sideways on the back of a dove. Head formed by a small piece of clay pinched out, it is bound by a strip of clay representing a polos, flat body, arms holding a pellet of clay. The figure is wearing a long robe that covers the feet. The dove has a head formed by a pointed piece of clay, two front legs and a tail that is bent downwards and helps to support the figure.
Mythology:   Aphrodite
Attributes:   Dove
Material:   Fine light orange clay.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 7/6
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete figurine mended from two fragments.
Manufacture:   F02 F HM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.062 L00.056
Period:   Archaic (7th-6th c.)
Area:   Lechaion Road east
Context:   NB134 P76
Provenance:   Corinth
Bibliography:   Davidson 1952, Corinth XII, no. 12
    Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 12
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952
Monument: Lechaion Road east
Image: bw 3693
Basket: NB134 P76
Notebook Page: NB 134, spread 43 (pp. 75 - 76)