| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | SF 1972 14a | |
| Title: | SPHINX: RIGHT WING TIP | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | SF | |
| Year: | 1972 | |
| Object Number: | 14 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Old Number: | SF-1972-014C (lapsed) | |
| Related Objects: | SF-1972-014B | |
| Description: | Tip of right wing of large-scale sphinx; feathers stepped one above other, making scalloped outline. Uppermost feather curls inward. Wing warped or else tip intentionally bent outward. Outer edge irregularly trimmed or cut; back roughly smoothed with inclusions apparent. | |
| Decoration: | Feathers outlined in matt black line, which overlaps outer edge of wing. Within outline have a broad reserved band, second black outline around heart, which is uniformly light red-brown on both feathers. On edge of wing very dilute red-brown wash. Back plain. | |
| Mythology: | Sphinx | |
| Material: | Clay with frequent fine to small angular black inclusions, with small bits of light red and white clay; clay fired pink for most of thickness to tan surface; fine surface clay. | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: ca. 2.5Y 8/3, back surface ca. 10YR 7.5/4 Core: paler than 5YR 7/6 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Original: single frgt., preserving wing tip; added join: two pieces in all, giving wing tip and tip of adjoining feather. | |
| Manufacture: | HM ? | |
| Dimensions Actual: | T00.023-00.024 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | MPDim00.105 (old) H00.10 (new) W00.17 (new) | |
| Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | ? 5th century B.C. ? | |
| Area: | Temple Hill | |
| Context: | NB632 B41 P10 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple Hill Image: bw 1985 008 13a Basket: NB632 B41 P10 Notebook Page: NB 632, spread 10 (p. 10) |
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