Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | MF 3860 | |
Title: | TERRACOTTA MASK | |
Category Code: | MF | |
Object Number: | 3860 | |
Description: | Half-life sized mask with holes at eyes and mouth; nostrils incized but not pierced through; nose has a bump below the bridge. Mustache rises from center, curls. cf. MF-11628 and 12972. | |
Decoration: | White slip. Moustache painted yellow, lips detailed in red. | |
Material: | Hard red clay with rare rounded inclusions. Interior contains gray patches. | |
Munsell Color: | Exterior: 5YR 6/6; Interior: 5YR 7/1 | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving bottom of right eye, nose, and mustache. White paint on face, yellow on moustache. | |
Manufacture: | F23 M MM | |
Area: | South Basilica | |
Context: | NB142 P195 | |
Bibliography: | Davidson 1952, Corinth 12, cat. 445 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: South Basilica Basket: NB142 P195 Notebook Page: NB 142, spread 102 (pp. 194 - 195) |