• Field number (written on back of figurine): 462
Previous Publications: Laumonier (1956: 259, pl. 89, no. 1202)
Height: 36.6 mm
Iconographic type: Pataikos head, wreathed (Chapter 4.6.2)
Archaeological Context: Private house close to the port, east of the Shop of the
Columns (Chapter 5 3 5)
Fabric Type: Blond, untempered (Attic/“Aeginetan”) (Chapter 2.5 .4; compare
Chapter 2 4 3)
Manufacturing Techniques:
• Type of temper used (Chapter 3.4.1): Untempered
• Number of molds used (Chapter 3.4.2): Possibly single-molded, with handshaped back; however, head could easily have been attached to a double-molded body
• Condition of mold: Fairly good
• Solid or hollow: Solid (though head could easily have been attached to a hollow body)
• Presence of vents (Chapter 3.4.3)? N/A
• Presence of separate base? Too fragmentary to tell
• Presence of visible fingerprints? No
• Evidence of reworking (Chapter 3.4.3)? Probable surface smoothing; some retooling of features
• Handmade applique elements present (Chapter 3.4.2)? Leaves of wreath
• Method of attachment of head, limbs, etc. (Chapter 3.4.2): Too fragmentary to tell
• Evidence of “bubbles” created by plaster mold (Chapter 3.4.2)? No
• Appearance of back of figurine: Roughly modeled
• Presence of preserved slip, self-slip, and/or limewash (Chapters 3.4.4, 3.4.5)? Limewash. In addition to the final covering of limewash, there may also be a thinner wash below that, but it is difficult to be certain.
• Presence of preserved paint (Chapter 3.4.5)? Green (MICHEL color: 39-30-3) paint traces on the leaves of the wreath (see discussion in Chapter 3 4 5 4) Red-brown (2.5YR 5/6) paint traces on skin. One leaf on the wreath displays tiny specks of the red-brown color as well as the green color, probably due to sloppy application of paint.
• Evidence for repair: No
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