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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 10741 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 10741 | |
| Description: | Terracotta handmade perching dove with pointed upturned beak, straight high neck, short wide spread feet, oval rounded body, hollow underneath, narrowing towards flat round tail. Similar to KT 41-43 (Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat.. XXVII-14, p. 186) from TC Factory deposit 6 (mid 4th c. B.C.). | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling, few medium tabular angular tan and rare small tabular angular white inclusions and few fine to medium tabular angular voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink), Core: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Two joining frgts., missing part of right foot, shoulder, and edge of right side of tail. Chips on left side and left foot. | |
| Manufacture: | F17 U HM | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C., based on comparanda in Corinth 15.2 | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB232 B6 P150, LOT 0868 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Images (4) Basket: NB232 B6 P150 |
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