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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 7425 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE OF EROS ON A BULL | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 7425 | |
| Description: | Terracotta figurine, hollow, of chubby Eros astride an ill-proportioned boar standing on a high, moulded base. Made in two moulds; open bottom and small circular vent. Eros' wings and base mouldings retouched. Probably imported from Asia Minor. | |
| Decoration: | Brown glaze. | |
| Material: | Dark red clay. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Several frgts., preserving base, boar, and rider (appears on back side but missing on front). Head of rider and boar missing. Surface chipped and damaged. | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | 1st century, according to Corinth 12 | |
| Area: | Hexamilia Tombs | |
| Context: | NB156 P62 | |
| Provenance: | Asia Minor | |
| Findspot Description: | Found in central niche on back wall of tomb, with cover of an urn. | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 416; AJA 1938, Vol. 42, p. 369 | |
| Site: | Tombs, Heximilia | |
| City: | Hexamilia | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Hexamilia Tombs Images (4) Basket: NB156 P62 Notebook Page: NB 156, spread 38 (pp. 63 - 64) |
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