Corinth Object: C 2006 9
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2006 9
Title:   EARLY GEOMETRIC PLATE
Category Code:   C
Year:   2006
Object Number:   9
Description:   Plate with disk foot with concave undersurface, convex body, outward thickened rim distinguished from body by groove, rounded lip, horizontal reflex handles square in section attached to lip. Profile similar, but not identical, to W-31 (Weinberg 1943, Corinth 7.1, cat. 46).
Decoration:   Black glazed over all interior and exterior; on exterior, foot has two concentric reserved circles in center, reserved circle around perimeter. On body, three reserved lines above and below a wide reserved band with four zigzag lines. Upper side of handles and lip reserved with groups of lines at regular intervals; groups of lines continue on vertical side of handles, while underside of handles solidly glazed. Similar, but not identical, to W-31 (Weinberg 1943, Corinth 7.1, cat. 46).
Material:   Fine very pale brown clay with rare small rounded black and white inclusions, and rare voids.
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact. Glaze is crackled and worn on interior and worn off on exterior.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.055, Diam. of base 0.067, Diam. of rim 0.182, Th. 0.006
Weight Description:   0.37
Weight:   0.37
Period:   Early Geometric (900/875-850/825)
Chronology:   Late Protogeometric-Early Geometric, based on comparanda
Area:   Panaghia west
Context:   NB979 B54 P97, LOT 2006 019
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   South of the sarcophagus and the large vertical stone slab within the cave-like niche of GR 2006-4. It was south of krater C-2006-5, above skyphos C-2006-10.
Bibliography:   Sanders et al. 2014, Hesperia 83:1
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Sanders et al., Hesperia 83:1, 2014
Monument: Panaghia west
Images (7)
Basket: NB979 B54 P97
Notebook Page: NB 979, spread 57 (pp. 97 - 98)