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 |