Corinth Object: C 1937 2331
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1937 2331
Title:   ROMAN IMPORTED PITCHER
Category Code:   C
Year:   1937
Object Number:   2331
Description:   Pitcher with indented conical base with small central button, squat ovoid body, and vertical strap handle. Hole pierced on body. Similar to C-1973-252 (Slane 1990, Corinth 18.2, cat. 214), C-1936-1674, and C-1937-2334.
Material:   Weak red fabric with gray core, small white round inclusions, medium tan and gray subrounded inclusions, flecks of mica on surface.
Munsell Color:   10R 5/4 (weak red)
Condition:   Fragment. Fifteen joining frgts., preserving over 3/4 base, most of body; missing rim, neck, and handle.
Period:   1 st c. A.C.
Chronology:   mid 1st c. CE, based on comparanda in Corinth 18.2
Bibliography:   Hayes 1973, Hesperia 42, cat. 235; cited in Slane 1990, Corinth 18.2, cat. 214
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Notebook Page: NB 170, spread 49 (pp. 89 - 90)