Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 6403 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: SEATED FEMALE | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 6403 | |
Description: | The figure is seated on a wide-backed chair with curving legs. Hair dressed in curls around the face and knot behind. Chiton with short apoptygma and strongly emphasized upper border. Himation around legs, lying in horizontal folds at hips, smoothed across knees, slightly tightened just below them, lower edge hanging in zig-zag folds by left leg. Pointed shoes. Rt. hand on knee holding a mirror; left raised to shoulder. Back plain and slightly rounded; rectangular vent. Bottom flat and smooth. | |
Material: | Fine buff clay. | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Numerous joining frgt., missing left breast to waist, lower right corner of chair, part of leg, back. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.188 | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | Late 5th to early 4th c. B.C. | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 123 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Davidson, Corinth 12, 1952 Notebook Page: NB 162, spread 60 (pp. 102 - 103) |