Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | SF 1972 14b | |
Title: | SPHINX: RIGHT WING | |
Category: | Sculpture | |
Category Code: | SF | |
Year: | 1972 | |
Object Number: | 14 | |
Object Suffix: | b | |
Related Objects: | SF 1972 14A SF 1972 14C | |
Description: | Outer edge of right wing, preserving 2 feathers, start of 3rd. Edge of wing scalloped, feathers in relief, outer edge flat, also back. Core coarse, fine clay on front face only. | |
Decoration: | Both feathers same: heart red-brown outlined in black, reserved band, black. On outer edge dilute red-brown streaky paint. | |
Mythology: | Sphinx | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single fragment, broken three sides. | |
Dimensions Actual: | T00.023-00.025 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | W00.142 H00.100 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Area: | Temple Hill | |
Context: | NB610 B28 P42 | |
NB610 B13 P28 | ||
Bibliography: | Hesperia 2000 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Temple Hill Basket: NB610 B13 P28 Basket: NB610 B28 P42 Notebook Page: NB 610, spread 26 (p. 42) |