| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2006 4 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA SPINNING TOP | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2006 | |
| Object Number: | 4 | |
| Description: | Terracotta spin top with conical apex, circular conical top with concentric stepped rings on upper side, concave underside, hollow squared stem attached roughly to underside of top by pinching, pierced vertically, does not align with apex, upper hole of stem pierces top 0.004 from center of apex. Similar to MF-9333. | |
| Decoration: | Underside and stem covered in red paint. On upper side of top, middle stepped ring slipped in white, the remaining all painted pink (5R 5/8). Similar to MF-9333. | |
| Material: | Wood and fine yellow clay with few fine sparkling inslusions, rare medium rounded tabular black inclusions and rare medium rounded voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Clay: 10YR 8/6 (yellow), Paint on underside of top and stem: 10YR 5/8 (red), Paint on upper side of top: 5R 5/8 (red) | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Five joining fragments preserving half of flaring top and all of stem. Paint and slip worn throughout. Possible wood fragments preserved in stem. | |
| Manufacture: | HW | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.032, Th. of top 0.004, Diam. of stem 0.010, Diam. of top 0.055 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Chronology: | Based on MF 9333, which comes from South Stoa, Well XIX. | |
| Area: | Panaghia north | |
| Context: | NB976 B70 P157 | |
| NB977 B55 P131 | ||
| NB976 B69 P155 | ||
| NB976 B68 P153 | ||
| NB976 B70 P157, LOT 2006 006 | ||
| LOT 2006 007 | ||
| LOT 2006 006 | ||
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia north Image: bw 2006 018 26 Image: bw 2006 018 29 Baskets (4) |
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