Corinth Object: C 1936 504
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1936 504
Title:   IMPORTED MEDIEVAL LUSTRE WARE BOWL
Category Code:   C
Year:   1936
Object Number:   504
Description:   Bowl with vertical ring foot, rounded resting surface and slightly rounded undersurface, deep wide-flaring body with everted fine lip.
Decoration:   Decoration on interior in black: central medallion outlined by broad black and thin black circumference bands. Within, tall pointed petal with reserved center, two round-tipped horizontal petals at base, two curving stems (?) curving up to left from base, squiggle in field on interior of body pendant triangle with tip at medallion, filled with second smaller, with spiral in center; originally four-such on body, intermediate filling ornament fragmentary and unintelligible. Above, black circumference line over and broader band on lip. White or colourless glaze covers interior, and exterior to ca. 0.014m. Above foot; rest reserved.
Material:   Hard-fired pinkish-gray clay (faience?) with many tiny white inclusions.
Condition:   Complete profile. 7 joining frgts., all of foot, ca. 1/8 body and lip, complete profile.
Dimensions Actual:   H0.069 F0.072
Dimensions Restored:   D0.18 (lip)
Area:   South Basilica
Context:   NB153 P2
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: South Basilica
Basket: NB153 P2
Notebook Page: NB 153, spread 9 (pp. 2 - 3)