| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1937 852a | |
| Title: | INCISED WARE BYZANTINE BOWL | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1937 | |
| Object Number: | 852 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Related Objects: | C-1937-852B, C-1937-852C | |
| Description: | Plate with narrow base ring, flat undersurface. Horizontal body turning up vertically to tall rim with slightly convex profile, round lip. Center of floor convex. | |
| Decoration: | White slip over all. On interior: standing warrior, facing rt. with body frontal, rt. hand grasping sword out to proper rt., lt. hand holding small shield to side. Wears round cap with incised vertical stripes, long curly hair, pointed chin; wears coat of mail with flaring skirt, surfaces of which cross-hatched, leggings. To rt. of figure head and part of body of erect snakey monster, tail of which curves and around sword. Floral spike in field behind rt. shoulder. Clear glaze on interior and exterior of rim, very thinly applied to rest of exterior. | |
| Material: | Fine light red clay with rare small white and fine black inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 6/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Nine joining frgts., complete profile; ca. 1/6 foot, 1/4 floor, 1/6 rim; floor chipped. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.035 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.128 (foot) D00.22 (lip) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | 1170-1200 Context: coins to Manuel I | |
| Area: | Forum northeast | |
| Context: | NB168 P19 | |
| Bibliography: | Morgan 1942, Corinth 11, cat. 1502; Byzantion XV, 1941, p. 89 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: Forum northeast Basket: NB168 P19 |