Corinth Object: C 2014 29
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2014 29
Title:   FRANKISH MATT-PAINTED PITCHER
Category Code:   C
Year:   2014
Object Number:   29
Description:   Pitcher with ovoid or globular body, high vertical neck, trefoil rim(?), rounded lip and vertical strap handle. Similar to C-1987-15.
Decoration:   On exterior: row of brown spirals and circles on shoulder, diagonal lines on handles, painted stripe on lip(?). Three incised bands on neck and one incised zigzag on shoulders. Similar to C-1961-62, C-1987-3, C-1987-15, and C-1996-26.
Material:   Medium pale yellow clay with common brown and gray large rounded inclusions and common voids.
Munsell Color:   5Y 8/2 (pale yellow)
Condition:   Fragment. Numerous frgts., preserving 1/3 of body, less than 1/2 of rim, 1/4 of lip and almost all of one handle. Painting partially preserved.
Weight Description:   0.165
Weight:   0.165
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:   Late 13th-early 14th
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Context:   Temple E, Southeast, context 465
    Temple E, Southeast, context 485
    Temple E, Southeast, context 479, LOT 2014 056
    LOT 2014 056
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple E, Southeast
Image: digital 2014 5515
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 465
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 479
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 485