Corinth Object: LOT 1976 245:15b
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   LOT 1976 245:15b
Title:   BYZANTINE PLAIN WARE MUG
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   LOT
Year:   1976
Object Number:   245
Description:   Mug with slightly flaring rim, with squared lip, and steep shoulder. One vertical handle attached to rim, rectangular in section.
Decoration:   Incised wavy line on rim outside. Wheel-ridging on shoulder.
Material:   Hard, fine, red clay. 1-3% of red (0.5 - 1.5 mm), rounded, spherical; 1-3% white (0.25 - 1.5 mm) subrounded, spherical; 1% black (0.5 - 1.5 mm) angular, spherical inclusions. Frequent , regula smooth voids. Granular, conchoidal break.
Munsell Color:   2.5 YR 5/6 (red)
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt preserves one-third of rim and one-fifth of shoulder, missing rim and base.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.038, W. 0.071
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. 0.09
Weight Description:   0.022
Weight:   0.022
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece