Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 10882 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 10882 | |
Description: | Terracotta solid handmade perching dove with large upward curving beak, small head, long neck, short pointed foot, long narrow rectangular body narrowing before flat rounded fan tail. Similar to KT41-5, KT41-24, KT41-40, MF-11085, and MF-2988 (Corinth XII p. 28 no. 65 pl. 5). | |
Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with frequent fine sparkling and few small to medium tabular angular white inclusions and rare medium spherical angular and few small tabular angular voids | |
Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single piece missing lt foot. Traces of white slip. | |
Manufacture: | F17 U HM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.033, L. 0.045, Th. 0.003-0.011 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | W. 0.016 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Chronology: | 5th c. B.C. (Corinth XII no. 65) | |
Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
Context: | NB247 B2 P142 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 003 30 Basket: NB247 B2 P142 |