Corinth Object: KP 2487
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 2487
Title:   LATE CORINTHIAN III PYXIS LID
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   2487
Description:   Low conical shape.
Decoration:   Thin yellowish slip on outer surface. Black paint, partly worn off. Broad band around knob. Two thin lines and ivy vine with alternating heart-shaped leaves and clusters of berries on long, wavy stems.
Material:   Hard, buff clay
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3
Condition:   Fragment. lid fragment, knob missing
Dimensions Preserved:   W 0.08
Period:   Late Corinthian
Chronology:   Late Corinthian III, according to Benson
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1050, p. 198
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984
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