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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3d: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: RIGHT SHOULDER, UPPER LEG

Side of rt. shoulder with rounded form tapering to top of rt. foreleg. Foreleg full and rounded, preserved in only front quarter. On shoulder: scales set horizontally in vertical rows of red, then black, ... 1972/08/08;1972/08/11

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3e: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEFT SIDE, BASE OF WING

From lower left side, probably just below Frgt. B, flat side, with shallow set back to base of wings and parts of three covert feathers. Hollow with wall becoming thicker toward base of wing, finger ... 3rd q. 5th c. B.C.

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3f: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEFT SIDE

From left lower side and probably belly with full rounded curve, and slight swells for modelling of two ribs. Along upper part base of wing with tips of four feathers in shallow relief one from the ... 1972/08/08;1974/07/10

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3g: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: WING

Left wing with parts of 4 feathers of which 2 tips preserved. Feathers stepped, edge scalloped, back roughly smoothed, flaring slightly at lower break which has a rounded outline. Poss. give line of ... 1972/08/08

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3h: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEFT WING

Left wing, part that projects freely from body. Tip of one covert feather projects in relief from longer flight feathers. Parts of 4 flight feathers stepped in relief from one another. Start 5th at ... 1972/08/09

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3i: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEFT WING

Wing, lt., rising free of back with parts of 4 flight feathers. Edge scalloped as feathers curl upward. Back smoothed with break for attachment of strut pierced by hole which continues through thickeness ... 1972/08/08;1972/08/11

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3j: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: WING

Fragment from left wing preserving upper edge and 2 feather tips of either covert of flight feathers. Feathers stepped and curling. Uppermost feather also flaring at preserved base poss. for attachment ... 1972/08/08

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3k: SPHINX: RIGHT WING

Right wing of sphinx. Feathers, at least three, stepped, part of outer edge of central one preserved. Back roughly smoothed. Small hole cut horizontally from surface through middle of upper feather ... 1974/07/09

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3l: SPHINX: LEFT UPPER LEG ?

Leg, probably left, from below joint with body to knee. Leg wide at top break, thinning, then widening at joint. Bone structure rendered by flattened ridge on either side offset by shallow valleys ... 1972

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3m: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: RIGHT FORELEG

Sphinx leg, from well above knee joint to below. Leg modelled with ridge down back offset on either side by concave channel, swelling slightly at knee joint. At joint at back large vestigia 1 toe, with ... 1972/08/08;1972/08/09

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 3n: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: HIND PAW

Sphinx, probably hind paw, resting flatly on plinth (missing). 4 toes well-modelled, with 2 central ones projecting higher and longer. Nails made by pinching clay, free of ball for central toes. Leg ... 1972/08/09

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 14a: SPHINX: RIGHT WING TIP

Tip of right wing of large-scale sphinx; feathers stepped one above other, making scalloped outline. Uppermost feather curls inward. Wing warped or else tip intentionally bent outward. Outer edge irregularly ... ? 5th century B.C. ?

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 14b: SPHINX: RIGHT WING

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. Both feathers same: ... 1974/07/16 1974/07/16

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[Corinth Object] SF 1972 14c: SPHINX: RIGHT WING

From outer edge of rt. wing where one feather curls in against 2nd, with edge of 2nd feather. Surface irregular as if scraped by a tool with uneven edge. Fragment. Single frgt., broken three sides ... 1972/08/10

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[Corinth Object] SF 1974 1a: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEG

Tapering leg of sphinx, with 3 sharp ridges separated by concavities running down one side of leg, one rounded ridge and narrow one by it down opposite side. Leg nearly solid with central hole D00.006 ... Sixth c. BC

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[Corinth Object] SF 1974 1b: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: WING

Small fragment of wing preserving parts of two feathers and outer edge. Wings in relief stepped 00.004, surfaces flat. OUter edge preserved for 00.02 m. at which point surface flares outward slightly ... 1974/08/13

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[Corinth Object] SF 1974 2: RIGHT WING OF SPHINX

Tip of feather from right sphinx wing, edge of second. Feathers stepped with deep V-shaped channel setting off flat framing band from flat face of feather proper. Outer edge flat, rounded in back to ... 1974/07/10

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[Corinth Object] SF 1974 3: HEAD: HAIR

Fragment preserves segment of hair with 7 rows of wavy zigzag locks and poss. bit of forehead. Not clear whether lt. or rt. side. Waves tighter toward face, looser at top of head. Broken at back along ... Third quarter 6th BC

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[Corinth Object] SF 1974 5a: PLAQUE ?

Two finished surfaces, one decorated, the other plain, are joined by a strut 00.013m. Thick, leaving an airspace of ca. 1cm. between them. The plain face is roughly flat, its surface wet-smoothed with ... ?

[Corinth Object] SF 1974 5b: PLAQUE ?

Cf. SF-1974-005A. Fragment. Single frgt., broken all edges, upper face only ... 1972

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[Corinth Object] SF 1975 3: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: LEG

Leg of sphinx, poss. right, preserving outside half from ca. middle. with smooth outer contour, marked shin bone set off deep concavity on front, slight in back. Hollow, central hole D00.020, wall thickness ... 1975/07/22

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[Corinth Object] SF 1975 4: TERRACOTTA SPHINX: CLAW

Single toe from paw of large sphinx. Toe very high with flat round pad, agianst which nail cut in high relief but not free. Start of smaller toe to proper lt., Broken to proper rt. Prob. from same sphinx ... 1975/07/18

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[Corinth Object] SF 1975 5: HEAD OF NIKE OR SPHINX

Small fragment from stephane on top of head. At lower front break patch of hair. at rt. break edge of poss. hole running horizontally through stephane at height of upper band. Frgt. derives from side ... Second quarter 5th BC

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[Corinth Object] SF 2015 1: TERRACOTTA SCULPTURE: DRAPED FEMALE

Terracotta sculpture of draped female with slightly domed or peaked platform serving as base. Standing female figure with wide horizontal stride with leading right leg and stationary left leg, swirling ... Hellenistic to Early Roman based on context

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10001: HUMAN HEAD: NECK WITH INSERTION

Neck with rough picked insertion. Formerly Marble Pile 88. Marble Fragment.

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10002: HUMAN HEAD: NECK WITH INSERTION

Neck with rough picked insertion. Formerly Marble Pile 87. Marble Fragment.

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10003: HUMAN HEAD: BASE OF NECK

Base of neck preserving small portion of upper chest and back. Formerly Marble Pile 86. Marble Fragment.

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10004: HUMAN HEAD: UNCERTAIN

Uncertain identification. Part of a relief? Identified as human head due to presence of locks of hair, though no evidence of face. Small, smoothed surface at the top of the piece on the left side (As ...

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10005: HUMAN HEAD: LOCKS OF HAIR

Locks of hair against a flat background. Formerly Marble Pile 385. Marble Fragment.

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[Corinth Object] SUR 10006: HUMAN HEAD: COLOSSAL LOCKS OF HAIR

Colossal locks of hair carved in high relief. Similar to S-3550 and S-957. See Corinth IX.III, nos. 10A-K. Marble Fragment.

[Corinth Object] SUR 10007: LOCKS OF HAIR

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 ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10008: LOCKS OF HAIR

Section of long, wavy, over lifesize strands of hair, articulated by incised lines and drilled channels. These locks pertain to the side of the face. A patch of skin, probably the lower cheek adheres.On ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10009: HAIR

Over lifesize hair perhaps from a calotte gathered at the nape. Two vertical (?) rows of large curls for a pony tail (?). Both sides of the rows have been broken away. On one side, after the breakage, ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10010: HAIR

Remains of two long spiral curls, over lifesize. One corkscrew curl is better preserved than the other, although both lack their ends and most of the surface. A few traces of red paint remain. marble ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10011: HAIR

This problematic piece may represent hair at the back of the neck with a longer lock emerging on each side. marble Fragment. From Sacred Spring marble pile; 1968. First stored outside Archaeological Service ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10012: HAIR

This fragment preserves something that could be part of a cork screw curl, near the end. It may pertain to SUR 1-0010. marble Fragment. From Sacred Spring marble pile; 1968. First stored outside Archaeological ...

[Corinth Object] SUR 10013: HAIR AND SIDE OF FACE

Fragment of right (?) side of face and lock of hair. Skin surface finished with the rasp. Curving locks with incised details. May belong with Akanthus Monument SUR 12-0063 - SUR 12-0084. marble Fragment ...