| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | T 1139 | |
| Title: | MOLD FOR TERRACOTTA FINIAL | |
| Category: | Miscellaneous | |
| Category Code: | T | |
| Object Number: | 1139 | |
| Description: | Reading from negative of mould: Finial composed of a pair of tangent S-scrolls, larger at bottom, smaller at top; coil is broad, slightly convex in section, making 3 rotations in upper volutes to end without an eye. In angles between upper and lower volutes is a horizontal triangular petal. In the center between the S-scrolls is the impression of the top of head with deeply stippled and gouged short tufts of hair, broad forehead, inner corners of 2 eyes and top of eye sockets. The surface is modeled in fine clay 0.004 thick or less; the edges are unslipped, the back thinly washed with fine clay. In the lower break a horizontal "seam" apparent midway through thickness of piece where possibly thick layer of clay applied to segment pressed into mould; however, the possible joint is not visible in the upper break. For a possible acroterion made from such a mould see FA-421 from the Tile Works. | |
| Decoration: | Possible faint traces of red paint on coils of upper lt. volute. | |
| Material: | Coarse clay, fired buff at surface, pink just below, yellow to pink core, with 10% fine black and red mudstone, rare medium mudstone. | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 10YR 8/3 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., broken bottom and top, preserving 2/3 of upper two volutes, top of lower volute, coil leading to lt. lower volute. | |
| Manufacture: | MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W00.26 (upper) T00.07 (max) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.18 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | W00.30 (lower) | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | Early 4th c. B.C. ? | |
| Area: | North Cemetery | |
| Context: | NB389 P62 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XIII P320 X-120: there dated 550-525 BC | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964 Monument: North Cemetery Image: bw 9015 Image: bw 1998 053 04 Image: bw 2001 012 27 Basket: NB389 P62 |
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