Corinth Object: C 2012 8
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2012 8
Title:   AFRICAN RED SLIP FORM 95
Category Code:   C
Year:   2012
Object Number:   8
Description:   Bowl with convex body curving up to horizontal rim with upturned lip.
Decoration:   Red slip overall interior.
Material:   Fine, very hard, red clay. 1% white (0.25-0.5 mm) rounded, spherical; 1% black (0.25-.05 mm) angular, spherical; 1% red (0.25-1.5 mm) angular, spherical; few, tiny sparkling inclusions. Rare, irregularly shaped voids. Smooth break.
Munsell Color:   2.5 YR 5/6 (red)
Condition:   Fragment. Four joining frgts preserve one-fifth of body and rim.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.036, W. 0.112
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. of rim 0.21
Weight Description:   0.076
Weight:   0.076
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   First half 6th c. (Hayes LRP p. 149)
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 957, LOT 2012 042
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2013 0026
Basket: Nezi Field, context 957