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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | T 2034 | | Title: | | FIGURINE OF A MOUNTED EROS | | Category: | | Miscellaneous | | Category Code: | | T | | Object Number: | | 2034 | | Description: | | Winged Eros astride a prancing horse. His torso is turned toward the viewer and his left hand hangs down at his side. A cloak is thrown back over his shoulder. His head is too large for his body, with blurred features and an odd hairstyle accentuated by a garlanded wreath, Both horse and Eros are awkwardly proportioned. They stand on a low base with moldings at top and bottom. Back not modelled. Made in a two-part mold; vent in back and bottom open. | | Material: | | Fine, hard-fired tan clay, no inclusions. | | Munsell Color: | | Fired 7.5YR, 7/4 to slightly redder. | | Condition: | | Complete or intact. Complete except for chips; the vent has been filled with plaster. | | Dimensions Actual: | | H. 0.133 | | Period: | | 1 st c. A.C. | | Chronology: | | Slane(2017) Corinth XXI P101 X15 | | Area: | | Cheliotomylos | | Context: | | NB552 P182 | | Findspot Description: | | Cheliotomylos | | Bibliography: | | Slane(2017) Corinth XXI P101 X15 | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: Cheliotomylos
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