Corinth Object: Z 317
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   Z 317
Title:   SAUCEBOAT
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   Z
Object Number:   317
Description:   Sauceboat. Very fragmented. It has a substantial vertical handle (which is apparently the type in sauceboats of this ware (Yellow Mottled Ware, Class AII), divided longitudinally by a shallow groove down the middle. The lower attachment of the handle is rectangular with a distinctly metallic appearance. The pot has thin walls and the delicate straight rim is shaped with a sure hand. (Blegen, Zygouries, 80)
Decoration:   Surace coated with a firm slip, smoothly polished except on the inside of the vase; the fine marks of the polishing implement are easily distinguishable.
Material:   Gray clay at core; pink surface
Condition:   Fragment. only upper half intact, but missing small bits (RIP) along rim and body; all of base RIP.
Dimensions Actual:   D (crosswise) 0.115; spout: 0.063
Dimensions Preserved:   H: 0.195
Period:   Early Helladic
Findspot Description:   NW corner of House L, Zygouries
Bibliography:   Zygouries pg 80 and pl IX.1
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928