• Alternative Inventory Number in the Delos Museum: Hatzidakis (2003: 433 n. 439) gives B18990 as an alternative museum number for this figurine.
Previous Publications: Hatzidakis (2003: 268, 433 n. 439, fig. 429)
Height: 54.5 mm
Iconographic type: Sothic dog (Chapter 4.2.3)
Archaeological Context: Unknown (Chapter 5.10.1)
Fabric Typ e: Reddish “Cycladic” fabric, untempered, unlevigated (Chapter 2.5.3)
Manufacturing Techniques:
Type of temper used (Chapter 3.4.1): Untempered Number of molds used (Chapter 3.4.2): Double-molded Condition of mold: Worn, but legible Solid or hollow: Hollow
Presence of vents (Chapter 3.4.3)? Too fragmentary to tell Presence of separate base? Rectangular base crowned with molding above a frieze of triangular dentellation (Chapter 4.2.3)
Presence of visible fingerprints? No
Evidence of reworking (Chapter 3.4.3)? Cloth impressions, and marks on cloth smoothing, on interior surface Handmade applique elements present (Chapter 3.4.2)? No Method of attachment of head, limbs, etc. (Chapter 3.4.2): Head and limbs come from the same double mold as body Evidence of “bubbles” created by plaster mold (Chapter 3.4.2)? No Appearance of back of figurine: Not preserved
Presence of preserved slip, self-slip, and/or limewash (Chapters 3.4.4, 3.4.5)? Limewash, well-preserved Presence of preserved paint (Chapter 3.4.5)? No
Evidence for repair: No evidence for repair in antiquity. Modern restorers have glued the figurine permanently onto a plastic display base Other: Coroplast appears to have added some moist clay in between the two molded halves of figurine to encourage them to adhere. The same practice is attested for A3471, a figurine from the coroplastic workshop in the Theater Quarter. (See Chapter 3 .4.2.3 . )
Photograph: Fig D38
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