| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 8967 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA MOLD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 8967 | |
| Description: | Terracotta figurine mould with head with deeply carved, curling hair falling to nape of neck, start of down sloping shoulders. Probably a child similar to Standing Boy Type MF-13996 (Corinth XVIII.4, p. 189, 241 no. H328 pl. 51) though back not fully preserved on this example. | |
| Material: | Fine pink clay fired red at core with rare very large tabular angular black and few small tabular rounded white inclusions and rare small platy angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) Core: 2.5YR 5/6 (red) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single piece preserving back of head and shoulders. Black discoloration. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. of head 0.034, W. of head 0.027 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.066, W. 0.063 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Chronology: | early to mid 3rd c. B.C. stylistically (Corinth XVIII.4 no. H328) or 277-150 B.C. based on Roman coin in Well XX | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | NB195 P132 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Stoa Basket: NB195 P132 Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 71 (pp. 131 - 132) |
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