Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | CP 284 | |
Title: | LATE HELLADIC IIIC COLLAR-NECKED JAR | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Category Code: | CP | |
Object Number: | 284 | |
Description: | Collar-necked jar. Small flat base, slightly concave. Globular body, short slightly narrowing neck with vertical lip. Two horizontal loop handles at point of max. diameter, two small horizontal strap handles at shoulder, one between each loop handle. FS 64 | |
Decoration: | Exterior slipped and painted, roughly polished. Two bands 1/3 of way up body, two bands above handles below decorative zone. Main zone has pendent Concentric Arcs (FM 44) interrupted by the small strap handles. Two bands above decorative zone, neck painted solid. Loop handles have three splashes, one at each attachment point and one in the center. Strap handles painted solid. | |
Material: | Medium coarse gritty clay | |
Munsell Color: | Surface 1.25 Y 8/3.75 (very pale brown), Paint 2.5 YR 6/8 (light red) to 10 R 3/1 (dark reddish grey) | |
Condition: | Complete profile. 30 joining fragments preserve 1/2 base, 90% of body, 2/3 of rim, 4 handles | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.194-0.194, Diam. of rim 0.095, Diam. of base 0.092, max. Diam. 0.215 | |
Period: | Late Helladic IIIA2 | |
Chronology: | based on MDP | |
Area: | Korakou | |
Context: | NB84 B56 P46 | |
NB84 B50 P38 | ||
Findspot Description: | "Shore House" in pencil on bottom; ="jar with 4 handles" [shore house] in Corinth Pottery Inventory I (CWB), p. 55 no. 73 | |
Bibliography: | Blegen 1921, p.68 fig. 98; Rutter 1974, p. 323, no. 1; MDP fig. 170, no. 1 | |
Site: | Korakou | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, Korakou; a prehistoric settlement ... 1921 Publication: Rutter, The late Helladic IIIB and IIIC ... 1974 Monument: Korakou Image: bw 1979 001 09 Basket: NB84 B50 P38 Basket: NB84 B56 P46 |