| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1937 1429 | |
| Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1937 | |
| Object Number: | 1429 | |
| Description: | Plate with vertical ring foot, flat resting and undersurface. Shallow, wide-flaring body with slight convex curve, ending in oblique tapered lip with nicks. | |
| Decoration: | White slip over all, thinly washed on exterior. Interior: sgraffito medallion: large interlace on imbricate ground, 3 framing rings. Remainder plain except for splotch of brown paint on body; Clear to pale yellow glaze on interior. | |
| Material: | Fine, well-compacted red clay with scattered coarse voids, white inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5YR 5/6 2.5YR 5/8 (fresh break) | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Eight joining frgts., complete profile, complete foot and floor, 1/4 body to lip; glaze worn on lip. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.052 D00.098 (foot) | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.265 (lip) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | 12th c., coins to Alexius I (1081-1118) | |
| Area: | Forum south central | |
| Context: | NB173 P63 | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1163 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: Forum south central Basket: NB173 P63 Notebook Page: NB 173, spread 40 (pp. 62 - 63) |
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