| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | S 68 | |
| Title: | DRAPED FEMALE STATUE, "CORINTH MOCENIGO" | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | S | |
| Object Number: | 68 | |
| Description: | Standing female w/ weight on r. leg, l. leg bent & pushed out to l. side; l. arm bent 90 deg at elbow, extended forward and slightly to side; r. arm apparently hung straight down, slightly forward and away from body; both forearms attached with dowels. Wears Ionic chiton w/ buttoned sleeves, which reaches top of feet in front and ground in back; over this Doric peplos, belted w/ doubled cord knotted in front, higher than natural waistline, no kolpos is formed, long overfold ending c. 0.25 above knees; scalloped edge of peplos visible on proper r; clasped on r. shoulder, crosses under l. arm and l. breast; hem of peplos falls about midway between knees & ankles, w/ smooth hem; horizontal press-folds and weights at corners of peplos; clear plastic distinction between light material of chiton and heavy peplos; wears yoke-type sandals, loops visible under sides of feet, high soles (2.5 cm thick), front of soles trapezoidal; rasp marks visible on drapery, back more roughly worked, skin of feet highly polished; high-quality Roman copy of 5th c BC original (frag. of cast found at Baiae, from rt. arm). | |
| Material: | Fine-crystalled white marble with heavy, micaceous veining | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Missing head, which was inserted, and both arms below elbows, which were attached; preserved surface in good condition, with minor chips and staining; front corner of plinth broken in front of figure's l. foot. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W00.61 (shoulders) W00.13 (foot) H00.10 (Plinth) L00.68 (Plinth) W00.44 (Plinth) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H02.03 | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Roman | |
| Area: | Peribolos of Apollo | |
| Context: | NB8 P27 | |
| Bibliography: | Johnson 1931, Corinth 9, cat. 7; AJA 1902 P431-436; AntK 1978 P108-10; Ridgeway, Hesperia 1981 P439; Landwehr Baiae P47-56; BSA 1989 P323; Festschrift E. Simon 1992 P187, Ridgway Severe Style P71-2.; Corinth 20, 2003. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Ridgway, Hesperia 50:4, 1981 Publication: Tucker, American Journal of Archaeolog6:4... 1902 Monument: Peribolos of Apollo Images (8) Basket: NB8 P27 Notebook Page: NB 8, spread 17 (p. 27) |
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