Corinth Object: C 2007 6
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2007 6
Title:   MINIATURE HYDRIA
Category Code:   C
Year:   2007
Object Number:   6
Description:   Miniature hydria with flat base, narrow vertical stem, globular body, funnel-shaped neck flaring out to rounded lip, two horizontal loop side handles, pushed in at the apex, round in section, attached at maximum diameter, vertical handle, swung above lip, rounded on underside, flattened on back, attached at shoulder and on underside of lip. Similar to C-1931-562, C-1964-132 (even though an amphora), T-2373 (Corinth 13, no. D 36-d, p. 308), almost identical to C-2007-18.
Decoration:   Black glazed overall exterior including base. Similar to KV-706 (unpublished) and KV-606 (unpublished).
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with rare medium rounded spherical and angular tabular red and black, rare medium rounded spherical white lime inclusions and rare medium rounded spherical voids.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete. Three joining frgts. preserve almost all of vessel except for small chip of handle at attachment on underside of lip. Glaze almost completely worn off. Concentric circles on base from string cutting pot from wheel.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.037 (lip), H. 0.039 (handle), Diam. 0.0175 (base), Diam. 0.031 (body), Diam. 0.0175 (lip)
Weight Description:   0.019
Weight:   0.019
Period:   4th c. B.C.
Chronology:   C-1964-132 from the Vrysoula Classical Deposit, T-2373 from 4th c. Deposit 36, KV-706 from the Corridor of the Terracotta Factory, the material from which dates up to the 3/4 of the 4th c. B.C. (Corinth 15.3, p. 210).
Area:   Panaghia north
Context:   NB986 B57 P148, LOT 2007 022
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Found in votive deposit with C-2007-7 to -26, C-2007-29, MF-2007-9 and L-2007-2. Numbered "2" during excavation.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia north
Image: bw 2007 018 12
Image: bw 2007 034 01
Basket: NB986 B57 P148