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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 10743 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA FIGURINE: BIRD | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 10743 | |
| Description: | Terracotta solid handmade perching dove with short pointed beak, round head, long curving neck, short pointed feet, broad round chest and body narrowing at flat disk shaped tail. Similar to KT41-3, KT41-20, MF-11085, and MF-2988 (Corinth XII p. 28 no. 65 pl. 5). | |
| Material: | Fine reddish yellow clay with frequent fine sparkling, few medium tabular angular white, and rare small platy angular black inclusions and rare small tabular angular voids | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) and 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single piece missing lt foot. Chip on beak. Discolored. | |
| Manufacture: | F17 U HM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | L. 0.050, W. 0.019, Th. 0.002-0.014 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.035 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 5th c. B.C. (Corinth XII no. 65) | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB232 B6 P150, LOT 0868 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: bw 1965 003 29 Basket: NB232 B6 P150 |
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