| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1934 250 | |
| Title: | BYZANTINE SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1934 | |
| Object Number: | 250 | |
| Description: | Plate with fine base ring, slightly concave undersurface, body nearly horizontal, vertical rim with fine lip. | |
| Decoration: | White slip over all. Interior: large central medallion with 4 radiating split palmettes of intricate spiral design; narrow hatched border. Broad band of debased Kufic below rim. Clear glaze over all. | |
| Material: | Medium fine red clay (breaks covered) | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5YR 5/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Five joining frgts., preservingcomplete profile, about 3/4 whole plate. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.038 D00.122 (foot) D00.242 (lip) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | c. 1160-1180 (style) | |
| Area: | South Basilica | |
| Context: | NB142 P88 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI P279 N1137 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: South Basilica Image: bw 4437 Image: bw 4515 Image: digital 2007 1072 Basket: NB142 P88 Notebook Page: NB 142, spread 49 (pp. 88 - 89) |
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