| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | SF 1974 1b | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA SPHINX: WING | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | SF | |
| Year: | 1974 | |
| Object Number: | 1 | |
| Object Suffix: | b | |
| Related Objects: | SF-1974-001A | |
| Description: | Small fragment of wing preserving parts of two feathers and outer edge. Wings in relief stepped 00.004, surfaces flat. OUter edge preserved for 00.02 m. at which point surface flares outward slightly. Frgt. solid, clay wedges pressed against each other. Outer slip 00.002-00.006 m. thick. Surface good. | |
| Decoration: | Feathers: alternating matt black and red offset by reserved stripe either side, black along outer edge of each. Outer face: thin black stripe at top, rest plain. | |
| Material: | Gray-buff clay, hard-fired with moderate amount fine inclusions av. 1-2mm., fired slightly gray-pink core. Fine slip. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5Y 7/2 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single fragment broken all around. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | W00.074 H00.058 T00.043 | |
| Period: | Archaic (7th-6th c.) | |
| Area: | Temple Hill | |
| Context: | NB610 B89 P120 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Hesperia 2000 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple Hill Image: bw 1983 065 26 Image: bw 1999 019 33 Basket: NB610 B89 P120 Notebook Page: NB 610, spread 65 (p. 120) |
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