Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KP 1254 | |
Title: | EARLY PROTOCORINTHIAN KRATER | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Category Code: | KP | |
Object Number: | 1254 | |
Description: | Ovoid body. Shoulder curve not very pronounced. Rim vertical, slighly everted. Rounded lip. Horizontal handle with round cross-section; supported by broad strap handle. | |
Decoration: | Dark brown paint (fired red in places). Exterior: body, closely spaced horizontal bands; shoulder, register with panels of patterns (vertical lines; butterfly; chevrons, horizontal lines, rows of S); rim, S pattern framed by horizontal bands. Handle, probably horizontal bands. Interior: slipped soliid dark color but fired red in places. | |
Material: | clay | |
Munsell Color: | 10 YR 8/3 (very pale brown) | |
Condition: | Fragment. 8 nonjoining frags (some made of multiple sherds). Half of rim, one handle and assorted body sherds preserved | |
Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.005 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | Fr. 1 (4 pieces): H. 0.053; L. 0.114. Fr. 2 (3 pieces): H. 0.084; 0.065. Fr. 3 (2 pieces): H. 0.053; L. 0.096. Fr. 4: 0.041 (handle). Fr. 5: H. 0.107; L. 0.081. Fr. 6: 0.078 x 0.061. Fr. 7: 0.05 x 0.027. Fr. 8: 0.038 x 0.047. | |
Dimensions Restored: | Projected diam. 0.22 | |
Period: | Protocorinthian (720-630) | |
Chronology: | Early Protocorinthian | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 156, p. 42 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984 Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: bw 6284 |