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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 11505 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DANCING GROUP | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 11505 | |
| Description: | Terracotta solid handmade group of moving in circle around central standing flutist. Dancer has thin body oval in section, flaring at bottom as attaches to base. Flutist has kidney-shaped body in section, flaring into two slightly pinched splayed feet. Circular flat base with pared and smoothed edge. Similar to MF-11488. | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling inclusions and few medium spherical angular and few medium tabular angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Three joining pieces preserving a third of base, stump of dancer, stump of flutist, and part of edge of base. White slip. | |
| Manufacture: | F32 HM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Th. of base 0.005-0.006 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.015 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class II no. 8 dancer from Shrine of Double Stele 1st half of 4th c. B.C.) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB232 B2 P143, LOT 0864 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 006 05 Basket: NB232 B2 P143 |
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