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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 11129 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: STANDING FEMALE WITH BIRD AND FRUIT | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 11129 | |
| Description: | Terracotta solid mouldmade standing female with tall flaring polos with slanted convex top, short round curls frame forehead, oblong face, defined brow, large almond eyes, rt eye solid raised, lt upper and lower eyelid defined, wide straight nose with triangular nostrils, thin neck, narrow shoulders, rt shoulder slopes, lt shoulder square, rt arm held tight to side, bent at elbow with forearm held across breast holding a bird (pointed beak, small head, long neck, round body, long rectangular body and tail), lt arm held tight to side bent at elbow with forearm across belly, lt hand bent up holding round fruit with stem (pomegranate?), thumb and fingers deliniated on both hands. Wears peplos with low curving overfold with straight edge across thighs then drooping down to sides, long vertical folds fall from below waist to overfold, four tiered long looping folds drape radiating from rt elbow to forearm down to lower overfold , lt sleeve loops falls from elbow to mid forearm with long folds draping to overfold, and long even vertical folds fall straight from below overfold to just above hem, flaring slightly at bottom to pool over to of feet. Feet flat on projecting rectangular base. Frontal mould with large depression on back. Similar to and possibly an earlier or recut mould as KT4-43 (Corinth XV.2 Class X p. 92 no. 19 pl. 15). Standing Kore with Dove and Fruit Type. | |
| Attributes: | Polos bird fruit | |
| Material: | Fine pink clay with few sparkling and rare small tabular angular white inclusions and rare large tabular angular and few fine spherical rounded voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Two joining pieces. Chips on base. Slightly worn and encrusted. | |
| Manufacture: | F02 F MM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.118, W. 0.034, Th. 0.006-0.015 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class X no. 19 Aphrodite Deposit) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB232 B2 P143, LOT 0864 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Images (12) Basket: NB232 B2 P143 |
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