Corinth Object: MF 10862
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10862
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: SEATED FEMALE WITH BANQUETER?
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10862
Related Objects:   MF10863 A and B
Description:   Terracotta hollow mouldmade seated female with weight on lt hand, body tilted to rt, wearing chiton with round neck at back, with folds radiating from each shoulder across breasts and back, belted straight across back and chest below breasts with double knot with long trailing ties, long soft folds from below belt follow curve of hips, hollow of belly, and across lt thigh turned to rt. Himation drapes in wide band from lt side, covering lt arm, over lt shoulder, falling diagonally across back,and pooling underneath rt elbow on couch. Upper line of couch? Visible in back. Drapery similar to MF-13884 (Corinth XVIII.4 p.150, 219 no. H145 pl. 37).
Material:   Fine very pale brown clay with reddish yellow core with few fine sparkling, rare small tabular angular black, and few small tabular angular black inclusions and few small spherical angular and rare large tabular angular voids
Munsell Color:   Surface: 10YR 8/4 (very pale brown), Core: 7.5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Fragment. Several pieces preserving female from chest to upper thigh, lt. arm from shoulder to wrist, back from base of neck to top of couch. Large piece missing on back lt side.Traces of white slip. Rt arm RIP.
Manufacture:   F01 F MM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.104, W. 0.073, Th.0.004
Period:   Hellenistic
Chronology:   last q. of 3rd c. B.C. (Corinth XVIII.4 no. H145 Workshop K)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB247 B2 P55
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1965 003 25
Basket: NB247 B2 P55
Notebook Page: NB 247, spread 32 (pp. 54 - 55)