Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 11521 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: DANCING GROUP | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 11521 | |
Description: | Terracotta solid handmade dancer from group moving in circle with arms joined around flutist standing in center. Dancer has wide flat strip of clay applied around front of head as polos, clay overfold from back to front as head, small triangular face, broad short neck, flattened chest, flat strips as arms, joining dancers, upper body tilted backward slightly, body oval in section, flaring into two pinched splayed feet as attaches to base. Flat circular base with pared edge. Similar in size and style to KT2-11 (Corinth XV.2 Class II p. 43 no. 8 pl. 4) and KT2-7, 8, 9, 10 (Corinth XV.2 Class II p. 43 no. 4-7 pl. 4). | |
Attributes: | Polos | |
Material: | Fine pink clay with rare fine sparkling and rare small tabular angular white inclusions and rare small tabular angular voids | |
Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single piece preserving one dancer from head to feet with tiny part of lt arm, and small part of base. | |
Manufacture: | F32 HM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.081, Th. of base 0.004, Th. of body 0.011 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Chronology: | 4th c. B.C. (Corinth XV.2 Class II no. 8 Shrine of Double Stele 1st half of 4th c. B.C.) | |
Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
Context: | NB232 B5 P147, LOT 0867 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 006 19 Basket: NB232 B5 P147 |