Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 3416 | |
Title: | FEMALE FIGURE SEATED ON DOVE | |
TERRACOTTA FIGURINE ON A DOVE | ||
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 3416 | |
Description: | Female figurine seated sideways on the back of a dove. Head formed by a small piece of clay pinched out, it is bound by a strip of clay representing a polos, flat body, arms holding a pellet of clay. The figure is wearing a long robe that covers the feet. The dove has a head formed by a pointed piece of clay, two front legs and a tail that is bent downwards and helps to support the figure. | |
Mythology: | Aphrodite | |
Attributes: | Dove | |
Material: | Fine light orange clay. | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/6 | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete figurine mended from two fragments. | |
Manufacture: | F02 F HM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.062 L00.056 | |
Period: | Archaic (7th-6th c.) | |
Area: | Lechaion Road east | |
Context: | NB134 P76 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth XII, no. 12 | |
Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 12 | ||
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Monument: Lechaion Road east Image: bw 3693 Basket: NB134 P76 Notebook Page: NB 134, spread 43 (pp. 75 - 76) |