Corinth Object: C 1947 155
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1947 155
Title:   ARTICULATED KANTHAROS
Category Code:   C
Year:   1947
Object Number:   155
Description:   Articulated kantharos with flaring ring base. Resting surface bevelled to concave interior with nipple in center. Exterior of foot has convex profile. Biconical body with angular carination set at approx. two thirds the height of the body. Lower walls echinoid. Upper walls straight, inclined. Lip straight, tapered. Two vertical strap spur handles with rectangular strap thumbrests attaching just below lip and at mid upper body.
Decoration:   Black glaze over all. One scraped miltos covered groove at bottom of handle zone and one scraped miltos covered groove just below lip both interrupted by handles. Sides A & B: scraped groove string of necklace.
Material:   Fine white clay with few medium to large black inclusions, rare large red inclusions and rare voids.
Munsell Color:   2.4 YR 8/2 white
Condition:   Complete profile. Four frgts., preserving all of foot except two chips, half of body, one-third of lip, and one handle. Surface has black glaze completely worn. Faint traces of miltos in grooves.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.072, diam. of foot 0.040, H. of carination 0.024, max. diam. of Body 0.081
Dimensions Restored:   diam. of lip 0.070
Weight Description:   0.057
Weight:   0.057
Period:   Hellenistic
Area:   South Stoa east
Context:   NB195 P42
Bibliography:   Corinth VII.3 p.85 no.485
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975
Monument: South Stoa east
Image: bw 2007 003 24a
Image: digital 2005 0472
Image: digital 2005 0473
Basket: NB195 P42
Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 38 (pp. 65 - 66)