Corinth Object: KP 2151
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 2151
Title:   SUB-GEOMETRIC PLATE WALL AND BOTTOM
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   2151
Description:   Wall and bottom of plate. Straight, somewhat outward flaring wall, slightly convex on lower part of exterior; sharp rim. Floor very thick and convex; rests on lower ring foot with pointed resting surface. For vert. on exterior, not projecting.
Decoration:   Black paint, mostly worn off, leaving light brown stain. On interior of floor: three circumf. Lines, band containing horiz. Zigzag, three circumf. Lines, band of vert. zigzags in groups of three, three circumf. Lines. On interior of wall: circumf line at reim, band with groups of five vert. zigzags, alternated with groups of five vert. lines, two circumf. Lines. Line on outer and inner surface of ring foot. Bottom lines. On exterior of wall: same decoration as on interior, except for three circumf. Lines at top instead of one, and three at base instead of two.
Material:   Pale buff clay
Munsell Color:   7.5 YR 8/4
Condition:   Fragment. Two sherds with part of wall and bottom
Dimensions Preserved:   H 0.032; D 0.025
Period:   Protocorinthian (720-630)
Chronology:   Sub-Geomtric, according to Benson
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3; Corinth VII.5, p.4
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984
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