| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | KT 64003 | |
| Title: | TERRACOTTA MINIATURE OFFERING TABLE | |
| Category: | Minor Finds | |
| Category Code: | KT | |
| Object Number: | 64 | |
| Object Suffix: | 003 | |
| Description: | Rectangular terracotta table with offerings. Top rectangular. Four legs, flattened and flaring outward a little toward bottom. On top, near front edge, flat applied disk with three smaller disks lying on it. Near this, much larger disk; on surface three depressions left by smaller disks. From near the "Erosa Shrine", but the paint seems to show that the table is ealier than many of the finds from the area. The four-legged table is apparently much less commonly found than the three-legged type. The objects on the table possibly represent cakes lying on plates. The fact that there are three in each case probably indicates a religious offering. On the other hand, the large disks have very slightly raised edges and it is possible that they are represetations of the small plates, each containing three shallow cups, which have been found in considerable numbers in the Potters' Quarter. A terracotta model of an offering table from Kabeirion also has four legs; on top of which are various objects, most of which seem to represent cakes and meat. A terracotta table from the Argive Heraion contains unidentifiable articles of food. | |
| Decoration: | Front and side edges of table painted purple. Wide purple stripes on inner surface of back leg. Outer surface of preserned front leg has purple over black stripes at edges and black zigzag line in center; short sides painted purple. | |
| Material: | Grayish buff clay. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Three joining frgts., preserving part of two table legs, top of table, and offering trays on table. Missing part of table and two legs. Top of table roughly finished and unpainted. Thickness of table top very uneven. | |
| Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
| Context: | Potters' Quarter | |
| Provenance: | Corinth. | |
| Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. | |
| Bibliography: | Stillwell 1952, Corinth 15.2, cat. 16, p. 210 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: digital 2015 0138 Image: digital 2015 0139 Basket: Potters' Quarter Notebook Page: NB 108, spread 94 (pp. 186 - 187) |
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