Corinth Object: CP 3273
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   CP 3273
Title:   IMPORTED TRANSPORT/STORAGE AMPHORA
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   CP
Object Number:   3273
Description:   Amphora with solid pointed toe, ovoid body with max. diam. near shoulder, curving continuously into relatively short cylindrical neck, narrow outturned rim with flattened lip. Two vertical handles, flattened oval in section, extending from mid shoulder to upper neck.
Material:   Sandy orange clay, fired to gray at core, with some mica, white inclusions and voids.
Munsell Color:   5YR 5/8
Condition:   Missing parts. Complete profile except for tip of toe; two joining frgts., missing small part of upper body, outside of one handle. Surface spalding.
Dimensions Actual:   D00.368 (max) D00.096 (neck) D00.109 (rim) H00.100 (neck-rim)
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.625
Period:   Hellenistic
Chronology:   ? 73 ? Hellenistic ? Roman ?
Area:   Greek Archaeological Service excavations
Context:   Greek Archaeological Service excavations, Provenance unknown. Inv. with permission of Servic
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Greek Archaeological Service excavations
Basket: Greek Archaeological Service excavations, Provenance unknown. Inv. with permission of Servic