| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KP 207 | |
| Title: | CLASSICAL PYXIS LID | |
| Category: | Pottery | |
| Category Code: | KP | |
| Object Number: | 207 | |
| Description: | Lid with thin, flat-topped knob with concave shank. Lid slightly conical on top; projecting beyond high vertical sides. | |
| Decoration: | Black and red paint. Shank of knob black; on top, black spot in center, black concentric ring, row of petals, applied-red band around edge. On lid, broad red band around knob, four black lines, broad black band and black line. Projecting edge red. On side, black band, row of black dots, black band, row of black dots, and red band at lower edge. | |
| Material: | Hard, buff clay. | |
| Munsell Color: | 10YR 8/4 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Fragmentary overfitting lid, missing part of one side and part of knob and other side (restored). | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H 0.077; D 0.137 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | according to Benson | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Rectangular South Pit. | |
| Bibliography: | Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1052 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984 Image: bw 6433 Image: bw 1965 089 20 Notebook Page: NB 132bis, spread 16 (pp. 21 - 22) |
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