| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | FP 301 | |
| Title: | ROOF TILE | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | FP | |
| Object Number: | 301 | |
| Description: | Fragmentary roof tile with incised compass-cut concentric circles. Side with circles is slipped yellow, surface now cracking. Other side is rough. One edge survives with a slight ridge. The tile is flat. The pivot of the compass is indicated by a hole. 13 concentric cicles are incised, M. Diam. 0.074 m. Circles are in groups of 3 or 4, with spaces between the groups. A practice piece for an apprentice? | |
| Material: | Hard-fired yellow clay with heavy grit. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Broken around three sides, single fragment. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.026 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.176, W. 0.142 | |
| Area: | Temple Hill | |
| Context: | NB653 B23 P33 | |
| Findspot Description: | FIB655, no. 638 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Temple Hill Image: bw 1976 062 30 Basket: NB653 B23 P33 Notebook Page: NB 653, spread 21 (p. 33) |
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