| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1936 259 | |
| Title: | PROTOMAIOLICA CUP | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1936 | |
| Object Number: | 259 | |
| Description: | Cup with small, low vertical ring foot, narrow rounded resting surface, convex undersurface. Straight flaring body rising unevenly at 30 degrees, to sharply articulated vertical rim. Vertical strap handle attached to mid body and mid rim. Poss. mend hole in lower body. | |
| Decoration: | Exterior: on rim, tongue pattern outlined in black, with red stripe down center of each. Tin glaze over all, going yellow on interior. | |
| Material: | Fine buff clay fired pale pink at core with voids, tiny dark inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Near 2.5Y 8/3 | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Single frgt., complete profile except for lip.Ca. 1/4 cup with stumps of one handle. | |
| Manufacture: | C74 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.049 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.045-00.05 (foot) D00.11 (body) | |
| Period: | Frankish (1210-1458 AD) | |
| Chronology: | Frankish | |
| Area: | South Basilica | |
| Context: | NB153 P12 | |
| Provenance: | South Italy | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N0893 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: South Basilica Basket: NB153 P12 Notebook Page: NB 153, spread 14 (pp. 12 - 13) |
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