Corinth Object: MF 10697
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10697
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: STANDING FEMALE WITH BIRD AND FRUIT
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10697
Description:   Terracotta solid mouldmade standing female with wide flaring polos with slanted top, short curls frame forehead, oblong face, large eyes, prominent nose joined with upper lip, thin neck, broad sloping shoulders, rt arm held tight to side, bent at elbow with forearm held across breast holding a bird (long neck, round chest, and conical body), lt arm held tight to side bent at elbow with forearm across belly and lt hand bent up holding fruit (pomegranate?). Wears peplos with low curving overfold with scalloped edge, long vertical folds fall from below waist to overfold, long diagonal fold for sleeve edge falls from rt arm to side, long sleeve loop falls from lt arm, and long vertical folds fall straight from below overfold down. Frontal mould with depression on back with large thumb print visible. Similar to KT4-45 and KT4-76(Corinth XV.2 Class X p. 94 no. 35 pl. 15). Standing Kore with Dove and Fruit Type.
Attributes:   Polos, bird, fruit
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with frequent fine sparkling and few medium to large tabular angular white inclusions and rare medium tabular angular voids
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. Three joining pieces missing ankles, feet, and base. Chunk missing ob lower rt side. Heavily worn. Traces of white slip.
Manufacture:   F02 F MM
Dimensions Actual:   W. 0.037, Th.0.007-0.017
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.098
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class X no. 35 TC Factory Deposit 1-- 3rd q. of 4th c. B.C.)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB232 B1 P143, LOT 0863
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Images (4)
Basket: NB232 B1 P143
Notebook Page: NB 232, spread 76 (pp. 142 - 143)