Corinth Object: KP 2170
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 2170
Title:   LATE GEOMETRIC LOW PYXIS COVER
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   2170
Description:   Low pyxis cover with low conical shape with low flange near edge.
Decoration:   Black paint, partly fired red brown and partly worn off. Upper surface painted black, except for two reserved bands containing groups of vert. zigzags bordered by concentric lines; eight zigzags in each group on outer band, four on inner
Material:   pale yellow clay, light orange on underside
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3
Condition:   Fragment. Part of cover with flange
Dimensions Restored:   D 0.226
Period:   Late Geometric (750-720)
Chronology:   Date according to Benson
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 93, p. 31
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984
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