Corinth Object: KV 740
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KV 740
Title:   SMALL KOTYLE, CONVENT. STYLE
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KV
Object Number:   740
Description:   Small kotyle. Flaring ring foot, molded ring undersurface, wide hemispherical body and two horizontal loop handles attached just below lip.
Decoration:   Conventionalizing style. Black ring and dot at center of undersurface. Black ring near inner ring foot. Interior of inner ring foot added red. Black chevrons on inner ring foot. Added red on interior side of outer foot. Bottom exterior edge of foot reserved, with black dots. Added red on remainder of foot. On body, two black lines, red line, black band, red line, two black lines, red band, red, black, red lines, black band, black, red lines. Black zigzag in handle zone with rows of black dots below and above. Single blak vertical bar between each set of handle attachments. Exterior of lip red. Handle tips black. Interior of lip reserved, remainder black, with added red lines at top below reserved lip, mid-body, and at junction with floor (Risser 2001).
Material:   Fine pink clay. No visible fabric.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 8/4 (pink)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Five frgts., preserving complete vessel. Slightly worn paint.
Manufacture:   C22 WM.
Weight Description:   .032
Weight:   .032
Period:   5th c. B.C.
Chronology:   1st half 5th c., according to Corinth 15.3; 2nd quarter or mid 5th c., based on Corinth 7.5
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter. Stelai shrine A.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 187; Risser 2001; Corinth VII.5, p.148, no.636
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece