Corinth Object: C 1938 424
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1938 424
Title:   PROTOMAIOLICA GRIDIRON BOWL
Category Code:   C
Year:   1938
Object Number:   424
Description:   Bowl with very low vertical ring foot, round resting surface, rounded undersurface, cut away from foot. Nearly hemispherical body, inward thickened rim with raised lip around outer circumference, top slightly concave.
Decoration:   Pale slip on interior; entire floor and body covered with gridiron in light blue with black dots, 3 black circumference lines below rim; on rim, row of arcs. Tin glaze over slip.
Material:   Fine pale grayish yellow clay with tiny voids, scattered black inclusions, clay porous.
Munsell Color:   2.5Y 7/2
Condition:   Complete profile. Four joining frgts., complete profile; complete foot, 3/4 body to rim. Glaze partly worn.
Manufacture:   C74
Dimensions Actual:   H00.059 D00.059 (foot) D00.151 (rim)
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:   Second half 13th c.
Area:   St. John's
Context:   NB181 P492
Provenance:   South Italy
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: St. John's
Basket: NB181 P492
Notebook Page: NB 181, spread 50 (pp. 491 - 492)