Corinth Object: MF 10717
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10717
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: RABBIT
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10717
Description:   Terracotta handmade solid rabbit with small pinched triangular face slightly turned under, flat head with sloping nose, long pointed back ears with V-shaped profile, wide neck, flat back, inverted V-shaped forequarters and hindquarters narrowing at feet, and small short flat upturned tail. Finger marks visible on face, ears, chest, between hind legs, and tail. Small hole (Dm. 0.002) pierces torso on l. side vertically near neck. Similar to KT38-4 (Corinth XV.2 Class XXIX p.191 no. 9 pl. 42) but size unusual.
Decoration:   Surface burnished.
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with common fine sparkling, frequent small to very large tabular subrounded lime inclusions and few small to medium platy angular and few small to medium tabular rounded voids
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. Four joining parts preserving whole profile. Missing rt and tip of lt ear, rt front and tip of lt front leg. Short scratch on face. Large chip broken off behind neck on back.
Manufacture:   F09 U HM
Dimensions Actual:   L. 0.057, W. 0.028, H. 0.054, W. of torso 0.012
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   late 5th c B.C. (KT38-4 in Deposit 9 in TC Factory Corinth XV.2 p. 24)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB232 B5 P147, LOT 0867
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1962 084 14
Image: bw 1965 002 28
Basket: NB232 B5 P147