Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1938 437 | |
Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1938 | |
Object Number: | 437 | |
Description: | Plate with low vertical ring foot, flat to rounded resting surface, slightly nippled undersurface. Shallow wide-flaring body with slight convex profile, rising to oblique round lip. | |
Decoration: | White slip on interior and over lip. On interior, central medallion with wheel of 7 radiating spirals, 2 framing circles; outer band of rinceau. Clear glaze on interior and overlapping lip. | |
Material: | Moderately fine clay fired buff at surfaces, pale pink at core, with frequent fine black, red, some white inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | 10YR 7/4 (surface) Near 5YR 6/4 (core) | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete profile. Complete foot except for chip, 3/5 body to lip. Glaze somewhat worn. | |
Manufacture: | C70 | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.033-00.040 D00.067 (foot) D00.181 (lip) | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | 12th c. | |
Area: | St. John's | |
Context: | NB181 P506 | |
Provenance: | Corinth ? | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: St. John's Basket: NB181 P506 Notebook Page: NB 181, spread 57 (pp. 505 - 506) |