Corinth Object: C 2013 22
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2013 22
Title:   IMITATION? LATE ROMAN C PLATE OR BOWL WITH STAMPED CROSS
Category Code:   C
Year:   2013
Object Number:   22
Description:   Plate or bowl, probably Form 3 based on stamp type. Circular wheel mark on exterior, opposite stamp.
Decoration:   Red slip over all. Stamped cross with double outline and flared arms, W. 0.028, L. preserved 0.032. Cf. Type 71b and 71f. Not enough preserved to know if surrounded by grooves or rouletting (i.e. Group II or III)
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay, somewhat softer and lighter than other LRC examples. Few lime inclusions, some erupting from surface, and rare black inclusions
Munsell Color:   Core: 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); Slip: 5YR 6/8 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Fragment. Single triangular fragment from bottom of vessel, no edges.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.044, W. 0.041
Weight Description:   0.009
Weight:   0.009
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late 5th-early 6th (Hayes LRP p. 365)
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 1080, LOT 2013 008
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2013 0829
Basket: Nezi Field, context 1080