Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 2008 1 | |
Title: | SMALL, ROUND-MOUTH PITCHER | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 2008 | |
Object Number: | 1 | |
Description: | Small, round-mouth pitcher with false ring foot, tapered resting surface, raised undersurface, ovoid body with max. diam. above median of body, sloping shoulder meeting cylindrical neck in a continuous curve, molded horizontal rim triangular in section, with groove on upper surface; vertical double spined handle attached to shoulder and rim; similar to C 1983 47, C 1990 24, C 1962 903, C 1962 225. See Corinth XVIII.2, p. 101. | |
Writing: | graffito. On shoulder, above groove separating shoulder from body, Greek | |
Material: | Coarse reddish yellow clay, with common small to v. large subrounded spherical to angular white lime, v. rare v. large mudstone, few small angular gray-clear, rare fine sparkling, v. rare v. large black inclusions. | |
Munsell Color: | 5YR 6/8 (reddish yellow) | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Two joining fragments, complete except for 25% of rim and small part of neck. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H 0.166, Diam. of foot 0.061, Diam. max. 0.127, Diam of rim 0.065 | |
Weight Description: | 0.48 | |
Weight: | 0.48 | |
Period: | Middle Roman (2/2 2nd c-4th c AD) | |
Chronology: | Corinth XVIII.2, p. 101, 2/2 1st until well into 3rd c. A.D. | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Context: | Nezi Field, context 5250, LOT 2008 030 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Recorded as Vessel 5 during excavation. | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2009 2295 Image: digital 2009 2296 Basket: Nezi Field, context 5250 |