Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 2011 29 | |
Title: | AMPHORA WITH DIPINTO | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 2011 | |
Object Number: | 29 | |
Description: | Amphora with sloping shoulder and tall cylindrical neck. Long vertical handles, oval in section, attached to shoulder and upper neck. Similar to Athenian Agora Object P-21793. | |
Writing: | dipinto. Dipinto in Greek, at junction of neck and shoulder, two lines. First line: [not preserved] T(?) R. Second line: [not preserved] XON. | |
Material: | Fine red clay, fired reddish brown at core. | |
Munsell Color: | Surface: 2.5YR 5/8 (red), Core: 5YR 5/3 (reddish brown) | |
Condition: | Fragment. Numerous joining frgts. preserve 90% shoulder, both handles. Possible single non-joining frgt left in Lot 2011-36. White lime patches adhering to small parts of surface. Only small part of dipinto preserved. | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.26 | |
Weight Description: | 0.990 | |
Weight: | 0.990 | |
Period: | Roman | |
Chronology: | Based on comparanda, context | |
Area: | Theater | |
Context: | Theater, context 1097, LOT 2011 036 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Theater Image: digital 2012 0449 Image: digital 2012 0450 |