Corinth Object: C 1937 1860
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1937 1860
Title:   MEASLES WARE PLATE
Category Code:   C
Year:   1937
Object Number:   1860
Description:   Plate with low vertical ring foot, flat resting surface. Nearly horizontal body turning up vertically to tapered lip.
Decoration:   White slip on interior, and over upper half of exterior. Double-tiered floral spike extending from center to lip; branches to left and right, circles in center. All outlined, and filled with rows of gray-black dots. Yellow glaze on interior and over slipped exterior; pool of glaze inside.
Material:   Moderately fine tan clay with scattered white, red, and black inclusions and voids.
Condition:   Complete profile. Two joining frgts., preserving complete profile, small part of foot, 1/4 body to lip; missing center floor.
Manufacture:   C81
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.041
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. 0.08 (foot), Diam. 0.18 (lip)
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Area:   Forum south
Context:   NB174 P135
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Forum south
Image: digital 2014 1541
Basket: NB174 P135