Corinth Object: C 1998 15a
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1998 15a
Title:   LIGHT/DARK PAINTED TWO-HANDLED JAR
Category Code:   C
Year:   1998
Object Number:   15
Object Suffix:   a
Related Objects:   C-1998-015B C-1998-015C
Description:   Small jar with flat bottom with slightly concave undersurface, short stem, tall globular body (A), narrowing to wide vertical neck inset from shoulder, flange offsetting vertical rim with round lip; 2 vertical strap handles attached from top of neck to top of globular body (B,C; at least 2 non-joining fragments of handles from same or similar vessel.)
Decoration:   Exterior body unglazed overall but painted with 4 cream-colored hollow oval shapes filled with cream-colored diagonal and horizontal hatchings, dark green glaze dots following the line of the oval shapes, vertical line of dots between ovals; neck painted with cream-colored diagonal hatchings with light green glaze accents in large squares, rim painted with cream-colored band on exterior, uneven dark green band around top of rim and on interior lip; handles painted with cream-colored diagonal hatchings on backs.
Material:   Semi-fine reddish clay with scattered angular spherical and platy red, black and white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   5YR 5/6
Condition:   Fragment. 24 joining frgts., bottom to shoulder; 1/8 bottom, 1/3 body. Non-joining fragments in lot.
Dimensions Actual:   D00.D00.070 (base)
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.134
Dimensions Restored:   D00.135-00.14 (max)
Weight Description:   00.15 (A) 00.23 (whole)
Weight:   00.15
    00.23
Period:   Turkish
Chronology:   Context 1st half 19th c.
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB910 B4 P16
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Images (4)
Basket: NB910 B4 P16
Notebook Page: NB 910, spread 13 (pp. 15 - 16)