Corinth Object: MF 3860
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)