Corinth Object: FP 1998 1
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   FP 1998 1
Title:   BYZANTINE PAN TILE
Category:   Architecture
Category Code:   FP
Year:   1998
Object Number:   1
Description:   Pan tile with shallow concave curve, wider at one narrow end, but with long sides that do not taper evenly. Edges are cut at an angle. On upper surface 2 long finger strokes running parallel to narrow upper end, and one long wavy finger stroke running down each long side. Upper surface thinly slipped; undersurface unslipped with straw marks.
Material:   Clay pale pinkish buff with common amount of coarse red mudstone and white inclusions, frequent voids.
Munsell Color:   Near 10YR 7/4 or slightly redder to slightly yellower than 10YR 7/3
Condition:   Complete or intact. Six joining frgts., complete.
Dimensions Actual:   L00.725 W00.347-00.38 T00.022
Weight Description:   8.57
Weight:   8.57
Period:   Middle Byzantine (802-1058 AD)
Chronology:   10th/11th c.
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB909 B66A-E P163
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Image: bw 1998 020 29