Corinth Object: T 3245
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   T 3245
Title:   MIDDLE CORINTHIAN OINOCHOE WITH LID
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   T
Object Number:   3245
Description:   Flaring ring foot, flat undersurface, ovoid body, nearly flat shoulder, narrow neck with ring at base and at mid height, broad flaring trefoil rim with groove articulating flat lip. Triple-round high-swung handle from shoulder to lip.
Decoration:   Red on neck ring; between friezes double dotted band (RW, W, WR - the red wide); red foot. Upper frieze: swan to r. between sphinxes flanked by panthers l. and r.; at r. edge, swan l. Lower frieze (?) siren with spread wings l., between sphinxes with raised wings, flanked by lion, l. and r.; below handle, deer l., lion r. Thick filling ornament, including odd quartered rosettes as well as the usual whirling type.
Material:   Greenish-buff clay.
Condition:   Complete or intact. Numerous joining fragments, complete except for small part of lower body, shoulder, neck; top of handle and adjoining rim RIP.
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.19, Diam. foot 0.127, Diam. 0.172
Dimensions Restored:   W. estimated lip 0.10
Bibliography:   Corinth XIII, p. 310, D44-e; CorVP, p. 481.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964
Publication: Amyx, Corinthian Vase-Painting of the ... 1988
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