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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 11164 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: STANDING FEMALE WITH BIRD AND FRUIT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 11164 | |
| Description: | Terracotta solid mouldmade standing female with thin neck, narrow sloping shoulders, rt arm held tight to side, bent at elbow with forearm held across breast holding a bird (wide triangular beak pointed to lt, small head, short neck, round chest, long rectangular wing and tail), lt arm held tight to side bent at elbow with forearm across belly, lt hand bent up holding fruit with stem (pomegranate?), thumb and fingers deliniated on both hands. Wears peplos with low curving overfold with straight edge tilted down to rt across thighs then drooping down to sides, long vertical folds fall from waist to overfold, three tiered long looping folds drape radiating from rt elbow to forearm down to lower overfold, wide looped fold of lt sleeve drapes from elbow to middle of forearm with long narrow zigzag folds falling to overfold, and long vertical folds fall straight from below overfold flaring slightly at bottom. Frontal mould with large depression on back. Recutting on overfold and lower vertical folds. Similar to and possibly same mould as KT4-43 (Corinth XV.2 Class X p. 92 no. 19 pl. 15). Standing Kore with Dove and Fruit Type. | |
| Attributes: | Bird fruit | |
| Material: | Fine pink clay with few fine sparkling, rare medium to large tabular angular white, and rare small tabular angular orange inclusions and few small to medium tabular angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 8/3 (pink) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single piece missing head, feet, and base. Traces of white slip. | |
| Manufacture: | F02 F MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W.0.036 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.090, Th. 0.005-0.011 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class X no. 19 Aphrodite Deposit) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB232 B6 P150, LOT 0868 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 004 30 Image: bw 1965 004 31 Image: bw 2007 017 19 Basket: NB232 B6 P150 |
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