Corinth Object: Z 196
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   Z 196
Title:   ANICONIC FIGURINE
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   Z
Object Number:   196
Description:   Conical object, in the fracture may be seen traces of the hole in the top which must have been at least 0.03 m. deep. The body swells out a little just above the base. The lugs, which are broken away, were set one at a height of 0.022, the other at 0.025. There is no sign of paring (Blegen, Zygouries, 187-188)
Decoration:   The surface, which seems to have a light reddish brown slip, was polished in zones, the zone containing the lugs being left unpolished. (Blegen, Zygouries, page 187-188)
Condition:   Fragment. Very battered, upper part missing
Dimensions Actual:   Lower D: 0.035
Period:   Early Helladic
Findspot Description:   House of the Dagger, Zygouries
Bibliography:   Zygouries page 187-188; fig 177, page 187
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928
Image: bw 2002 014 07a