Corinth Object: Z 287
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   Z 287
Title:   COARSE DEEP COOKING BOWL
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   Z
Object Number:   287
Description:   Coarse ware (class D) according to Blegen (Zygouries). Jar. Contained very large bone of beef joint, almost surely the remains of the last meal prepared in the house before its destruction. The vessel is a simple deep jar; it stands on a comparatively small raised base and has curving sides which rise to a broad mouth with rounded rim. Compare with Z39 and Z572.
Decoration:   None
Attributes:   cooking pot found with cow bone inside
Material:   Brick-red cooking fabric
Condition:   Complete or intact. small sections of body RIP, otherwise whole
Dimensions Actual:   H: 0.175; D: 0.202; D of base: 0.087
Period:   Early Helladic
Findspot Description:   Floor of Great Room of House of the Pithoi, Zygouries
Bibliography:   Zygouries page 12, fig 105, page 114; page 116
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928
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