Corinth Object: MF 10712
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 10712
Title:   TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DOG
Category Code:   MF
Object Number:   10712
Description:   Terracotta handmade solid dog with long pointed nose, small pinched lopsided ears, thin neck, short thick widespread front legs in inverted V shape, long torso, pinched back ridge, high flat curving tail, broken back legs oval in section. Similar to KT32-43, KT32-65, and KT32-10 (Corinth XV.2 Class XXV Middle Group p. 180 no. 4 pl. 39).
Decoration:   Black paint on tip of nose, eyes, ears, band around neck, two horizontal stripes across front legs, stripe across back from neck to tip of tail and down backside of tail.
Material:   Fine pink clay with frequent fine sparkling, and rare medium tabular rounded white inclusions and common fine to medium platy angular voids
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 8/3 (pink), Paint: 7.5YR 4/1 (dark gray)
Condition:   Missing parts. Two joining pieces missing right ear and both hind legs. Rough exterior. Heavily worn black paint.
Manufacture:   F11 U HM
Dimensions Actual:   L. 0.062, W. of torso 0.014, H. 0.047
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   early 5th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class XXV Middle Group)
Area:   Kokkinovrysi
Context:   NB232 B4 P146
    NB232 B2 P143, LOT 0864
    LOT 0864
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Kokkinovrysi
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Kokkinovrysi
Image: bw 1965 002 23
Basket: NB232 B2 P143
Basket: NB232 B4 P146
Notebook Page: NB 232, spread 76 (pp. 142 - 143)