Corinth Object: KP 2167
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 2167
Title:   SUB-GEOMETRIC PYXIS COVER
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   2167
Description:   Pyxis cover had a slightly conical shape, thicker in center. Under surface flat with no flange or bent rim.
Decoration:   Black paint, partly worn off, leaving orange stain. Broad band around knob contains alternating long rays, radiating from knob, and equilateral triangles with bases resting on edge of band. Outside, very fine concentric lines.
Material:   Pale buff clay
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3
Condition:   Fragment. Cover frgt.
Dimensions Restored:   D 0.13
Period:   Protocorinthian (720-630)
Chronology:   Sub-Geometric, according to Benson
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984
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