| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | SF 1972 3l | |
| Title: | SPHINX: LEFT UPPER LEG ? | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | SF | |
| Year: | 1972 | |
| Object Number: | 3 | |
| Object Suffix: | l | |
| Description: | Leg, probably left, from below joint with body to knee. Leg wide at top break, thinning, then widening at joint. Bone structure rendered by flattened ridge on either side offset by shallow valleys. Faint traces of very light luster. Leg nearly solid with very small hole running up center D00.005. Layering apparent at ends. Clay coarse with thin skin of fine, thicker in places. Consistently fired. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., broken either end, part of surface chipped. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W00.074 (top, front-back) W00.064 (bottom) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.143 | |
| Area: | Temple Hill | |
| Context: | Temple Hill, Exact provenance unknown but prob. West Quarry L19 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple Hill Image: bw 1985 008 22a Image: bw 1985 008 23a Image: bw 1985 008 24a Basket: Temple Hill, Exact provenance unknown but prob. West Quarry L19 |
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