Corinth Object: C 1937 2950
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1937 2950
Title:   TRANSPORT AMPHORA STAMPED HANDLE: CORINTHIAN B
Category Code:   C
Year:   1937
Object Number:   2950
Description:   Transport amphora with steep sloping shoulder, vertical strap handle attached to shoulder.
Writing:   stamp. Stamp, elongated oval, on back of handle near upper turn, incomplete:...CIOC
Material:   Moderately coarse clay with very fine black inclusions, moderate mica-poss. some golden, fired light buff throughout.
Munsell Color:   Slightly pinker than 7.5YR 7/4 (chip) 7.5YR 7.5/4 ;;;(surfaced)
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., lower 2/3 handle and shoulder attachment.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   W00.042 T00.018 (base handle)
Dimensions Preserved:   L00.143
Area:   Forum northeast
Context:   NB167 P431
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Forum northeast
Basket: NB167 P431
Notebook Page: NB 167, spread 58 (pp. 431 - 432)