Corinth Object: C 1947 61
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1947 61
Title:   CYMA KANTHAROS
Category Code:   C
Year:   1947
Object Number:   61
Description:   Cyma kantharos with stem foot, flat resting surface and nippled conical undersurface, with moulded exterior in two degrees; wide lower with convex sloping side ending in tapered edge, upper high, narrow step rising from lower. Short conical stem connected to stem by curve. Tall body with convex lower and concave upper flaring out to everted tapered lip. Two vertical strap handles with rectangular thumb rest attaching to just below lip and upper body.
Decoration:   West Slope style with three horizontal groove bands, bottom at max. Diam. of lower body, middle step between levels of handle attachments, and top just below lip. Inscribed lattice pattern bordered by top two bands. Black glaze all over. Added white paint used for dots within diamonds of lattice pattern.
Material:   Fine reddish yellow clay with rare fine red, rare small-medium spherical sub-rounded white, rare fine to small spherical black inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Complete profile. Numerous joining frgts., preserving most of foot, stem, 2/3 body, most of lip, both handles. Black glaze worn.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.154, Diam. of foot 0.058, Diam. of stem 0.030, max. Diam. of body 0.119, Diam. of lip 0.127
Weight Description:   0.296
Weight:   0.296
Period:   Hellenistic
Area:   South Stoa
Context:   NB195 P145
Bibliography:   Edwards 1975, Corinth 7.3, cat. 468, p. 79; Williams & Zervos 1982, Hesperia, cat. 8, p. 122
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975
Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 51:2, 1982
Monument: South Stoa
Images (7)
Basket: NB195 P145
Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 78 (pp. 145 - 146)