| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KP 152 | |
| Title: | CONVEX PYXIS, CONVENTIONALIZING STYLE | |
| Category: | Pottery | |
| Category Code: | KP | |
| Object Number: | 152 | |
| Description: | Convex pyxis. Very squat body, small mouth with low, flat rim, strongly molded sides, and flaring ring foot with flat resting surface. | |
| Decoration: | Conventionalizing style. Rim red. On shoulder, alternating stepped triangles with line above, red and black line below. On body, scroll meander between lines (lower red), below, black band between two red bands, short rays at base, rising from red line. Red bands on inner and outer edges of foot. Dot in center of bottom; concentric black band, bordered by thin lines. | |
| Material: | Fine very pale brown clay. No visible inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 10YR 8/4 (very pale brown). | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Intact vessel. Worn paint. | |
| Manufacture: | C22 WM. | |
| Weight Description: | 0.086 | |
| Weight: | 0.086 | |
| Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Stelai shrine A. | |
| Bibliography: | Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1022 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Image: bw 3412 Image: bw 4113 Notebook Page: NB 106bis, spread 22 (pp. 34 - 35) |
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