Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 11171 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: STANDING FEMALE WITH FEMALE AND FRUIT | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 11171 | |
Description: | Terracotta solid mouldmade standing female with narrow sloping shoulders, rt arm held tight to side, bent at elbow with forearm held across breast holding a bird (small head, long neck, round chest, long rectangular body), lt arm held tight to side bent at elbow with forearm across belly, and lt hand bent up holding round fruit with stem (pomegranate?). Wears peplos with low overfold with straight edge across thighs then drooping down to sides, long vertical folds fall from waist to overfold, long drooping sleeve folds fall from rt elbow to middle of forearm looping to lower overfold, long sleeve falls from lt elbow following curve of forearm then droops to lower overfold in triangular fold, long vertical folds fall straight from below overfold, flaring slightly at hem, and pooling over feet. Mitten-like feet rest flat on thin projecting rectangular base. Unable to stand. Frontal mould with slight gouge out of back from finger?. Similar to KT4-102 (Corinth XV.2 Class X p. 93 no. 27 pl. 16). Standing Kore with Dove and Fruit Type. | |
Decoration: | Pink slip overall. | |
Attributes: | bird, fruit | |
Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with few fine sparkling and rare small tabular angular white inclusions and rare small tabular angular voids | |
Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow), Slip: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Single piece missing head, neck and top of shoulders. Worn. Slip. | |
Manufacture: | F02 F MM | |
Dimensions Actual: | W. 0.029 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.073, Th. 0.004-0.015 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Chronology: | 5th to 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class X no. 27 Circular South Shrine 3rd q. of 5th c. B.C.) | |
Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
Context: | NB247 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | NB251 P9 for lot | |
Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 004 36 Basket: NB247 |