| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1935 551 | |
| Title: | INCISED SGRAFFITO COVER | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1935 | |
| Object Number: | 551 | |
| Description: | Lid with convex top, flattening on top,and turning in slightly to plain lip. On top, handle with thick stem with ridge around center, broad flat top, concave on upper surface. | |
| Decoration: | White slip on exterior. On top of handle central medallion with curvilinear split palmette on incised ground, surrounded by broad band of radiating bars, alternately plain and fretted, narrow bead band; on lid proper narrow band of incised chevrons above broad unframed row of small medallions, each with incised palmette and linked by twisted incised lines. Light yellow glaze over all, becoming red-brown in. | |
| Material: | Fine reddish-brown clay with a few sparkling inclusions, voids. | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Six joining frgts., complete except for ca. 1/4 lid to lip. Glaze and slip much worn. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.087 D00.190 (max) D00.088 (handle) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | 12th c. | |
| Area: | South Basilica | |
| Context: | NB142 P42 | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1488 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: South Basilica Image: bw 4527 Image: bw 1999 024 18 Basket: NB142 P42 Notebook Page: NB 142, spread 26 (pp. 42 - 43) |
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