Artifact Sculpture (41)

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artefact_samples	click to expand AT-OeAI-02-002274
artefact type	Sculpture
description	Head of Tyche - head with mural crown; Under life-sized head of idealized woman, turned to proper lt. Wears polis crown with central gate, towers, coursed masonry with slit windows. Hair parted in center, 2 rows of tight curls with drilled centers frame forehead to back of ears; single lock before each ear; behind lt. ear short locks in low relief without drill. Top of head worked with point. Oval face with broad forehead, narrow chin. Sharp brow ridges and upper lids, lightly incised iris. Drilled nostrils. Small mouth open slightly, showing tongue; small drill hole at lt. corner. Face worked smoothly but not polished. Faint rasping on neck.
find spot	Archaeological site of Ancient Corinth
find spot notes	Temple E
storage place	Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
material	Calcitic marble
measurement	H. 29cm
preservation	Fragment
literature	https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/2X3EMUUI/library \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/M6PU9CKB/item-details \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/FAEZN7DM/library \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/NFEQNU2A/library \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/M9Q6GHJK/item-details \| https://www.zotero.org/groups/2745880/fwm/items/2X3EMUUI/library
open access	True
project	Provenance matters: Innovation Fund 2018/20 (Part 1)