Corinth Object: Z 94
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