Corinth Object: MF 10713
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10713
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10713
Description:   Terracotta solid handmade perching dove with twisted pinched beak, small head tilted down, long thin neck, short wide feet, wide round concave body, hollow underneath, narrowing toward low round flat tail. Similar to KT41-17 and KT 41-43 (Corinth XV.2 Class XXVII Late Group p. 186 no. 14 pl. 42).
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with rare fine sparkling and few fein tabular angular white inclusions and few fine platy angular voids
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. Single piece missing lt leg and part of lt shoulder.
Manufacture:   F17 U HM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.031, L. 0.055, Th. 0.006
Dimensions Preserved:   W. 0.020
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   5th to mid 4th c. B.C. stylistically (Corinth Class XXVII Late group no.14 from Deposit 6 TC Factory dates middle 4th c. B.C. but little difference)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB232 B2 P143
    NB232 B4 P146, LOT 0864
    LOT 0864
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1965 002 24
Basket: NB232 B2 P143
Basket: NB232 B4 P146
Notebook Page: NB 232, spread 76 (pp. 142 - 143)