Corinth Object: KV 1093
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KV 1093
Title:   MINIATURE ROUND-MOUTHED OINOCHOE
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KV
Object Number:   1093
Description:   Miniature round-mouthed oinochoe with low disc foot, squat ovoid body with max. d. below median, and flaring rim with tapered lip. Attachment for one strap handle.
Decoration:   String marks on base. Burning on one side--appears similar to slip, but the same pattern occurs on the interior.
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with rare fine inclusions and rare circular voids
Munsell Color:   5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Complete profile. Five joining frgts, preserving all except handle and some of rim. Clay very friable and flaking, especially near base.
Manufacture:   WM
Weight Description:   0.024
Weight:   0.024
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   Late 5th-4th c. B.C. (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 211)
Area:   Potters' Quarter
Context:   NB114 P69
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, East Room, Deposit 5.
Bibliography:   Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1854
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Potters' Quarter