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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