Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KH 32 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA MOLD OF A FEMALE HEAD | |
Category: | Minor Finds | |
Category Code: | KH | |
Object Number: | 32 | |
Description: | Mould for a female face. Thick hair surrounding face in heavy masses and gathered in knot over forehead; knot left blank. Round face with indistinct facial features due to wear or recopying. Similar to KH 28 (Deposit 3, cat. 30), KH 29 (Deposit 2, cat. 31), KH 30 (Deposit 4, cat. 31) and KH 32 (Deposit 4, cat. 33). Handmade with model. | |
Decoration: | Undecorated. | |
Material: | Fine, pink clay with rare, medium, white inclusions and rare fine voids | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Four joining frgts preserving all of face except small chip near eyes | |
Manufacture: | F01 F HM | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | ca. 350-325 B.C. (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 211) | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P32 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, Court, Deposit 4. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 34 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Basket: NB114 P32 Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 21 (pp. 32 - 33) |