Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1947 125 | |
Title: | ARTICULATED KANTHAROS | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1947 | |
Object Number: | 125 | |
Description: | Articulated kantharos with flaring ring foot. Resting surface bevelled to concave underside with nipple in center. Exterior of foot wheel grooved in two degrees. Biconical body with carination set at approx. two-thirds the height of the body. Lower walls convex. Upper walls straight inclined. Tapered lip outturned. Two vertical strap spur handles with rectangular strap thumbrests attaching just below lip and at mid upper body. | |
Decoration: | Black glaze over all. One miltos covered scraped groove at bottom of handle zone and one miltos covered scraped groove just below lip both interrupted by handles. Sides A & B: necklace with scraped groove string and ties; pendants in added paint. | |
Material: | Fine light gray clay with few fine to small black inclusions, rare large black inclusions, and rare fine to small sparkling inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | 10YR 7/2 light gray | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Numerous joining frgts., preserving all of foot except a few chips, most of body, most of rim, and both handles. Surface has black glaze mostly worn. RIP. Traces of miltos in grooves. Traces of differential firing. Negative imprint of added paint. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.077, diam. of foot 0.044, H. of carination 0.024, max. diam. of body 0.078, diam. of lip 0.069 | |
Weight Description: | 0.083 | |
Weight: | 0.083 | |
Period: | Hellenistic | |
Area: | South Stoa east | |
Context: | NB195 P71 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth VII.3 p.85 no. 487 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975 Monument: South Stoa east Image: bw 2007 003 22a Image: digital 2005 0462 Image: digital 2005 0463 Basket: NB195 P71 Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 41 (pp. 71 - 72) |