Corinth Object: SUR 10007 | Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | SUR 10007 | | Title: | | LOCKS OF HAIR | | Category: | | Sculpture | | Category Code: | | SUR | | Object Number: | | 1 | | Object Suffix: | | 0007 | | Description: | | Over lifesize locks of hair; long strands articulated with incised lines. The top surface of the uppermost locks is broken away. On the side there is more cursory treatment. A small patch of skin (the neck ?) adheres to the lower section of the fragment. Traces of red paint survive. It is possible that this piece pertains to the so-called Acanthus Monument, excavated in 1868 at the Sacred Spring (see SUR 12-0264-0284) plus two large pieces stored on the Bema. | | Condition: | | Fragment. | | Dimensions Preserved: | | L 0.152, W 0.140, Th 0.061 | | Findspot Description: | | From Sacred Spring marble pile; 1968. First stored outside Archaeological Service office, Museum inner courtyard. In spring 2007 moved to Pietri, west side, outside storeroom 8. Most of this material probably belongs to the Captives' Façade. | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece |
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