Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 2010 4 | |
Title: | FRACTIONAL MICACEOUS WATER JAR | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 2010 | |
Object Number: | 4 | |
Description: | Fractional micaceous water jar with cylindrical body, sharp carination to tapering shoulder, narrow cylindrical neck, bottom of neck accencuated with single groove, one splayed loop handle with single, broad, vertical groove attached on neck and shoulder. | |
Writing: | graffito. Graffito on shoulder between handles, Greek: Side 1: | |
Material: | Fine micaceous red clay fired dark brown at core, with frequent fine gold mica, few large mica inclusions (up to 0.003 in diam.). | |
Munsell Color: | Surface: 10R 5/6 (red), Core: 7.5YR 3/2 (dark brown) | |
Condition: | Fragment. Six joining fragments preserve small part of body, shoulder and neck, and one handle. Non-joining frgts left in Lot 2010-20. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.004, Diam. of body 0.13 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.135 | |
Weight Description: | 0.148 | |
Weight: | 0.148 | |
Period: | 4th c. A.C. | |
Chronology: | Mid-4th century AC, cf. Robinson, Pottery of the Roman Period, The Athenian Agora V, M255. | |
Area: | Nezi Field | |
Context: | Nezi Field, context 6788, LOT 2010 021 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Nezi Field Image: digital 2010 4408 Image: digital 2010 4409 Image: digital 2010 4410 Basket: Nezi Field, context 6788 |