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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | Z 35 | | Title: | | ASKOS | | Category: | | Miscellaneous | | Category Code: | | Z | | Object Number: | | 35 | | Description: | | Class B II (Glazed, completely coated ware) according to Blegen (Zygouries); Askos with flattened bottom. The body is low and squat with the characteristic oblique ipward slipe toward the spout. The front of the body forms a continuous broad curve, extending from the base to the rim, slightly flattened out in its upper part, where it also serves as neck. On the opposite side the neck rises at a sharp angle from the body. The mouth is roughly oval, with its front or pouring side straightened. A broad flat handle springing from the rim, curves outward and swings down to the body. (Blegen, Zygouries, pg 94) | | Decoration: | | Smooth surface covered with red glaze/paint (now worn away) on exterior and interior of neck. | | Material: | | Buff clay | | Condition: | | Complete or intact. Restored from 101 pieces, few pieces of body and rim missing and RIP | | Dimensions Actual: | | H: 0.22; D: 0.217; L: 0.205; Neck H: 0.048; Mouth: 0.127 by 0.09; Handle width (at narrowest point): 0.042; Handle width (at widest point): 0.065 | | Period: | | Early Helladic | | Findspot Description: | | Floor of the House of the Snailshells, Zygouries | | Bibliography: | | Zygouries pg 94; fig 82, page 95-96 | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928
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