Tarentum / Figurine / Clay (unfired)

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0224
Object Name: Figurine
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Object Category: Artifact
Object Type: Figurines
Full Artifact Description: Sphinx presents left side and looks to viewer. Wings curl up from back. Wears polos. Light reddish brown clay (Muns. 2.5 YR6/4). Hollow moulded.; Marks: Front wall survives only. Plaster and salt encrustations.
Materials: Clay (unfired)
Design Style: 5th century BC or later

Measurements

Length: 1.7
Width: 6.6
Height: 7.8

Date

Date: 5th C BC

Provenance

Provenance: Italy
Site: Tarentum

Publications and Exhibitions

Publications: Terracottas in the British Museum. Higgins, R. A.. Oxford, 1969.

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Image Size: 2272 x 1704
File Size: 182 KB
Record: 0000.00.0224
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0224/0000_00_0224p01.tif

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IIIF

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Full citation: "Tarentum; Figurine; Clay (unfired)." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.0224/0000_00_0224p01.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2024.