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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | MF 9313 | | Title: | | TERRACOTTA DOG ON RING BASE | | Category Code: | | MF | | Object Number: | | 9313 | | Description: | | Terracotta mouldmade hollow dog laying in a relaxed position with lt rear leg bent and lt front leg positioned horizontal with the ground , rt foot rests on base, long shaggy vertically flowing fur covers the animal. Animal rests on a raised oval base with two parallel horizontal incised lines on front and one incised line on back. Style of fur and the composition is similar to Roman dog rattle MF88-22 (Hesperia 1989, p.11 no. 18 pl.13) and similar to the torus base of MF-10449 (Corinth XVIII.4, p. 143, 214 no. H101 pl. 33). | | Decoration: | | White slip in creases of fur. Pink paint seen when excavated but no longer visible. | | Material: | | Fine yellow clay with rare small tabular angular mudstone, frequent small tabular rounded black, few fine sparkling, and few fine tabular rounded white inclusions | | Munsell Color: | | Clay: 10YR 7/6 (yellow) | | Condition: | | Fragment. Five joining frgt., preserving lt. side of hindquarters, lt. front leg, right foot, and most of ring base. White slip found throughout piece. RIP. | | Manufacture: | | F09 U MM | | Dimensions Actual: | | W. of base 0.030 | | Dimensions Preserved: | | H. 0.049 | | Dimensions Restored: | | L. of base 0.056 | | Period: | | Hellenistic | | Chronology: | | 2nd c. B.C. stylistically, later than torus base (Corinth XVIII.4 no. H101) and earlier than rattle (Hesperia 1989 no. 18) or 178-176 B.C. based on C48-130 SAH Rhodian (Fink) or 181-173 B.C. based on a coin of Cleopatra I found in the Well XIX. | | Area: | | South Stoa | | Context: | | NB200 B33 P306 | | Provenance: | | Corinth | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: South Stoa
Basket: NB200 B33 P306
Notebook Page: NB 200, spread 58 (pp. 306 - 307)
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