| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1937 2103 | |
| Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1937 | |
| Object Number: | 2103 | |
| Description: | Plate with low vertical ring foot, narrow rounded resting surface, flat undersurface. Ca. horizontal body, vertical rim H00.027, tapered lip. | |
| Decoration: | White slip, originally over all. On interior, large medallion on floor, lion's head in profile to lt., with stipples on head, a hatched "collar"; mouth open, small circular eye. Surrounded by degenerate floral spikes (CHM: green spirals, no longer preserved) outer border of degenerate rinceau. Pale yellow to clear glaze on interior and overlapping lip. | |
| Material: | Moderately fine tan to light red clay with scattered white inlcuions, voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 5/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete profile. Complete foot except for chip, nearly complete foot, ca. 1/8 rim. Glaze worn. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.039 D00.085 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.18 (rim) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | Late Byzantine ? Context Frankish | |
| Area: | Forum north central | |
| Context: | NB171 P62 | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1141 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: Forum north central Basket: NB171 P62 Notebook Page: NB 171, spread 41 (pp. 62 - 63) |
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