Corinth Object: C 2015 68
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2015 68
Title:   BYZANTINE COOKING POT WITH FLAT BASE
Category Code:   C
Year:   2015
Object Number:   68
Description:   Cooking pot with flat base, globular body, vertical rim, triangular in section with bevelled lip inwardly sloping. Strap handle attached from maximum diameter to upper shoulder.
Decoration:   Grooved upper body and shoulder.
Material:   Medium coarse reddish yellow clay with frequent medium to very large white lime inclusions and voids.
Munsell Color:   5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Numerous joining frgts., (7 pieces from 906, rest from 905) preserving complete profile. Missing 1/6 rim, few chips from body. Fire-blackened outer body and rim surface.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.16, Diam. 0.12 (rim), Diam. 0.09 (base)
Weight Description:   0.749
Weight:   0.749
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   2nd half 12th c. CE
Area:   Temple E, Southeast
Context:   Temple E, Southeast, context 905
    Temple E, Southeast, context 906, LOT 2015 044
    LOT 2015 044
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Temple E, Southeast
Image: digital 2017 1677
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 905
Basket: Temple E, Southeast, context 906