| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2368 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA MASKED ACTOR | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Object Number: | 2368 | |
| Description: | Terracotta masked actor. The mask, indicated by incised line around the face, has a leering expression, with parted lips and extended chin. Deeply lined forehead, hair brushed up stiffly. Left side of head pierced by a hole which extended upward. Found near MF-2473 (Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 330). | |
| Material: | Buff yellow terracotta. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., of masked actor preserving head of figurine broken off at mid-neck, with battered nose and missing ear. Traces of white slip. | |
| Period: | 2nd c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 3rd or 2nd c. according to Corinth 12 | |
| Area: | North of Peribolos of Apollo | |
| Context: | NB104 P225 | |
| Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 342 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: North of Peribolos of Apollo Image: bw 3775 Image: digital 2015 0147 Image: digital 2015 0148 Basket: NB104 P225 Notebook Page: NB 104, spread 20 (pp. 224 - 225) |
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