| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1947 457 | |
| Title: | CYMA KANTHAROS | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1947 | |
| Object Number: | 457 | |
| Description: | Cyma kantharos with stem foot, flat resting surface and conical undersurface, with molded exterior in two degrees; wide lower with straight sloping sides ending in beveled edge, with single groove running around it, upper a high, narrow ridge with a square profile articulated from lower by thick, shallow groove. Short convex stem attached to foot by curve. Medium-wide body with large, convex lower and upper concave, flaring out to a wide, tapered lip. Two vertical strap handles with rectangular thumb rest attaching to just below lip and upper body. | |
| Decoration: | West Slope style with two sets of horizontal grooved bands, a single band at lower and a double band at upper handle attachment levels. Inscribed egg-and-dart decoration between bands. Black glaze all over. | |
| Material: | Fine reddish-yellow clay with few fine black, rare fine to small red, fine to medium spherical to platy sub-angular white, fine sparkling inclusions. Rare fine voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 8/4 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Numerous joining frgts., preserving foot, stem, 3/4 body, both handles, most of lip except for 1 fragment. Black glaze preserved in most parts but worn. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.171, Diam. of foot 0.045, Diam. of stem 0.008, max. Diam. of body 0.095, Diam. of lip 0.097 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.171 | |
| Weight: | 0.171 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | NB199 B21 P61 | |
| NB199 B22 P62 | ||
| Bibliography: | Corinth VII.3 #428, p. 81, pl. 39. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975 Monument: South Stoa Images (6) Basket: NB199 B21 P61 Basket: NB199 B22 P62 Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 36 (pp. 62 - 63) Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 46 (pp. 82 - 83) |
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