Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KH 55 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA MOLD OF A RECLINING FIGURE | |
Category: | Minor Finds | |
Category Code: | KH | |
Object Number: | 55 | |
Description: | Mould for a reclining male figure, draped over left shoulder; supporting upper body on bent left arm, which rests on a round cushion, left hand holding round fruit. Right arm at side. Short, full hair; facial features indistinct. Prominent breast. Drapery to feet with folds only faintly indicated. Low, plain couch. Handmade from model. Mould very heavy. | |
Decoration: | Undecorated. | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete, some flaking on back | |
Manufacture: | F06 M HM | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | ca. 350-325 B.C. (Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, p. 37, p. 105), based on deposit | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P22 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Northwest Room, Deposit 3. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 56 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 16 (pp. 22 - 23) |