Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | Z 94 | |
Title: | CUP WITH BASKET HANDLE | |
Category: | Miscellaneous | |
Category Code: | Z | |
Object Number: | 94 | |
Description: | Cup with basket handle, Class 1 (Matt-painted ware) (Blegen). Small cup of very coarse careless make. It has a high thick loop handle, both ends of which slring from the rim on one side. This stype of cup with a side handle is especially characteristic of the middle Helladic period, occuring in Minyan ware as well as in the present group. The slightly raised base is badly made, and the cup leans to one side. | |
Decoration: | Matt-painted decoration consists of three irregular bands of black paint around the upper part of the body, and a similar broad line along the top of the handle. | |
Material: | Pinkish clay, greenish gray slip | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Small body and rim sherds missing, RIP | |
Dimensions Actual: | H: 0.07; Max D: 0.08; D of mouth: 0.075 | |
Period: | Middle Helladic | |
Findspot Description: | Tomb I, Zygouries | |
Bibliography: | Zygouries, page 40; fig 123, page 130; page 131 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Blegen, Zygouries: a prehistoric settlement ... 1928 Image: bw 2004 027 19 |