KE 923 (Terracotta Figurine of Boar) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Chicago/Indiana/Vanderbilt Excavations Inventoried Objects
Subject number
S 25
Typological identification
Terracotta Figurine
Bibliography
R. L. Scranton and E. S. Ramage, “Investigations at Corinthian Kenchreai,“ Hesperia 36.2 (1967), p. 179: “reminiscent of similar, better preserved pieces in the museum at Sikyon.“
Description
Boar. Thick boy, high vertebral ridge, slight modelling of shoulders flanked by two small ears. Moldmade; hollow.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Fine, pinkish buff clay. Corinthian coroplastic fabric?
Preserved length
0.069
Width
0.048
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Boar (Visual Motif)
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KE 923 (Terracotta Figurine of Boar).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/ke/ke0923>