Corinth Object: Z 359
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   Z 359
Title:   LATE HELLADIC III FIGURINE
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   Z
Object Number:   359
Description:   Female psi figurine; stands on a solid columnar stem with spreading foot, has a body with prominent breasts and with crescent arms, a narrow head with pinched-out face, and a circular hat, concave on top. (Blegen, Zygouries, pg 204)
Decoration:   The hat on its underside bears a border of fillets or short vertical dashes. The ridge of the nose is marked by a line and the eyes by dots. Around the neck is a painted collar. The body bears a series of wavy stripes; the waist is indicated by a band, and the stem carries two to four vertical lines. (Blegen, Zygouries, pg 204)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact
Dimensions Actual:   H: 0.118; W: 0.06
Period:   Late Helladic IIIB
Area:   Zygouries
Context:   NB990
Findspot Description:   Chamber Tomb XXXIII, Zygouries
Bibliography:   Zygouries, fig. 48.10, page 58; page 61; fig. 192, page 204; page 203-204
Site:   Zygouries
City:   Agios Basilios
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928
Monument: Zygouries
Image: bw 2006 009 08
Basket: NB990