| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2002 17 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA RELIEF: GORGONEION | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2002 | |
| Object Number: | 17 | |
| Description: | Relief, detached from either a vessel or possibly a larger figurine, consisting of a gorgoneion; hair parted in middle and pulled down toward the missing ears; low forehead with rounded brow-ridge, shallow set eyes, impressed into mould so that inner corner of rt. eye and outer corner of lt. eye not closed; flattened nose; pronounced rough cheeks, parted lips, pronounced chin. | |
| Mythology: | Gorgoneion | |
| Material: | Fine light red-brown clay with 2% or less fine to medium subrounded white inclusions. rather more fine voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Near 7.5YR 6/6 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. ingle frgt., broken all edges, missing right side of chin; both ears. Detached from backing. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.060 W00.061 T00.014 | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Roman | |
| Area: | Panaghia south | |
| Context: | NB956 B1 P10, LOT 2002 025 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 2002 029 05 Basket: NB956 B1 P10 Notebook Page: NB 956, spread 10 (p. 10) |
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