Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 1405 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA GROTESQUE MALE MASK | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 1405 | |
Description: | Grotesque male mask with deeply wrinkled bird-like face. Wreath above the forehead. Back of the head rounded. Two holes cut for the eyes, and two others just above the ears for suspension. | |
Material: | Hard, gritty gray clay. | |
Condition: | Fragment. Three frgts., preserving back and top of head, and part of face and ear. Glaze disappeared. | |
Period: | 3rd c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | According to Corinth 12 | |
Area: | Hellenistic Villa | |
Context: | NB97 P12 | |
Findspot Description: | Found in dump from slightly above Wall H. Original card says "Miscellaneous Finds Corinth". | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 343 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Hellenistic Villa Image: bw 3775 Image: digital 2015 0143 Image: digital 2015 0144 Basket: NB97 P12 Notebook Page: NB 97, spread 12 (pp. 12 - 13) |