Corinth Object: KH 55
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)