Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 10742 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 10742 | |
Description: | Terracotta handmade perching dove with short big beak, eye ridge, long neck, short pointed legs, long oval body, slightly hollow underneath, horizontal ridge at end of body narrowing for a flaring flat round tail. Similar to KT41-43 (Corinth XV.2 Class XXVII Late Group p. 186 no.14 pl. 42) and tail similar to KT41-13. | |
Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling, rare fine platy angular black, and rare fine tabular angular orange inclusions and rare fine to small tabular angular voids | |
Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Single piece with small chip on lt foot. Traces of white slip. | |
Manufacture: | F17 U HM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.037, L. 0.051, W. 0.023,Th. 0.008 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class XXVII no. 14 TC Factory deposit 6 mid 4th c. B.C.) | |
Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
Context: | NB232 B6 P150, LOT 0868 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Images (7) Basket: NB232 B6 P150 |