| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | W 1b | |
| Title: | EARLY GEOMETRIC PYXIS LID | |
| Category Code: | W | |
| Object Number: | 1 | |
| Object Suffix: | b | |
| Related Objects: | W 1 A | |
| Description: | Conical lid with straight flaring profile, rounded lip; underside flat in center. Projecting knob, P. H. 0.036, D. base 0.016, consisting of a solid stem with biconical element, M.D. 0.027, above which start of vertical element. Pair of holes through lid, opposite each other, each 0.025 m. apart. Correspond to hole on pyxis flange. | |
| Decoration: | Underside reserved. Upper surface: fully glazed except for 3 reserved rings midway. Knob striped. | |
| Material: | Fine light gray-green clay with rare, tiny red, black inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5Y 7.5 5Y 7.5/2.5 | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Eleven joining frgts., complete except for top of knob. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Diam. 0.145 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H. 0.073 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece |