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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | MF 13555 | | Title: | | MOLDMADE TERRACOTTA PLAQUE: SPHINX | | Category Code: | | MF | | Object Number: | | 13555 | | Description: | | Fragment preserving head and wing of typical sphinx cut-out plaque. Body faces to rt., with head turned to be frontal. Note flaws in manufacture - rough bits under chin, deep paring on side of hair. Same type as KT 49 3 (head) and KT 49 19 (body). | | Mythology: | | Sphinx | | Material: | | Fine, pale grayish clay, fired fairly hard, with pink core. | | Munsell Color: | | 5Y 7/2 | | Condition: | | Fragment. Preserves head and part of wings. | | Manufacture: | | F16 F MM | | Dimensions Preserved: | | H. 0.054, W. 0.025 | | Period: | | 5th c. B.C. | | Chronology: | | Context Late Roman and 1 Byz. | | Provenance: | | Corinth | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece |
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