Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1947 112 | |
Title: | ARTICULATED KANTHAROS | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1947 | |
Object Number: | 112 | |
Description: | Articulated kantharos with flaring ring foot. Resting surface bevelled to concave underside. Biconical body with angular carination set at approx. two-thirds the height of the body. Lower walls convex. Upper walls slightly concave, inlcined. Rounded bevelled in lip inturned. Two vertical strap spur handles with rectangular strap thumbrests attaching just below lip and at mid upper body. | |
Decoration: | Red glaze over all. Incised line on one side between carination and bottom of handle zone. Scraped groove at bottom of handle zone, scraped groove just below lip, and incised zigzag line just below and touching upper scraped groove, all interrupted by handles. Side A: graffito. Side B: vertical ivy leaf in center touching zigzag line. | |
Writing: | graffito. Greek, on Side A in middle of handle zone. | |
Material: | Fine pink clay with few fine to small black,, rare medium to large red, white, and black inclusions, and rare medium to large voids. | |
Munsell Color: | 5YR 7/4 pink | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Five joining frgts., preserving all of foot except several chips, two-thirds of body, and both handles. Surface has red glaze partly worn with large black firing clouds on interior and exterior. Large concentric crack in clay of underside. RIP. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.092, diam. of foot 0.045, H. of carination 0.036, max. diam. of body 0.097, diam. of lip 0.082 | |
Weight Description: | 0.174 | |
Weight: | 0.174 | |
Period: | Hellenistic | |
Area: | South Stoa east | |
Context: | NB195 P80 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth VII.3 p.85 no.480 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975 Monument: South Stoa east Images (7) Basket: NB195 P80 Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 45 (pp. 79 - 80) |