Corinth Object: C 1995 46
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1995 46
Title:   ITALIAN IMITATION PORCELAIN PLATE
Category Code:   C
Year:   1995
Object Number:   46
Description:   Plate with flat bottom, curving up to flaring rim with slight convex profile, with silver pattern. on interior of rim a groove and convex moulding paralleling outline of rim.
Decoration:   Interior glazed yellow; floral decoration on floor: cup-shaped white flower with dark brown center, surrounded by white and dark brown petals (?), separate small 3-petal white flower with salmon hearts on long brown-black stem, whole surrounded by green leaves outlined in brown-black with crossing stems at bottom. Double concentric circle in brown glaze near edge of floor. On rim brown-black flower with yellow heart, white outline, curving spikes, turned sideways, with long green leaves outlined in brown-black. Exterior yellow glaze over all.
Material:   Fine pale pink clay with rare rounded white, fine gray inclusions, rare voids.
Munsell Color:   Clay: yellower than 7.5YR 7/4 Glaze: 5Y 8/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Complete profile, 10 joining fragments, 9/10 bottom, 1/5 body and rim, glaze veining, two small areas of brown discoloration from burning. Non-joining frgt. in lot.
Manufacture:   C75
Dimensions Actual:   H00.022
Dimensions Restored:   D00.146 (base)
Weight Description:   0.139
Weight:   0.139
Period:   Modern Greek
Chronology:   9: Modern Greek, mid-19th c.
Area:   Panayia
Context:   NB878 B104 P124
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panayia
Image: bw 2000 040 23
Image: digital 2021 0063
Basket: NB878 B104 P124