Corinth Object: C 1948 37
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1948 37
Title:   ONE-HANDLED CHYTRA
Category Code:   C
Year:   1948
Object Number:   37
Description:   Chytra with rounded bottom, ovoid body with maximum diameter slightly below median at 0.053. Deep wheel groove at rim attachment. Flaring rim, concave on interior, lip beveled inwards and with a smaller outwards bevel. Flange as rounded ridge inside rim, distinct from rim above, below in-line with body interior. Wheel ridges on interior. Thickened strap handle attached just above maximum diameter. Traces of burning on exterior.
Material:   Coarse red clay with frequent very large yellow, red and white and common medium to large gray, black, white and red spherical to tabular and sub-rounded to angular inclusions, rare fine sparkling inclusions and rare small to large voids.
Munsell Color:   Surface: 2.5 YR 5/6 (red)
Condition:   Complete profile. Many joining frgts., preserve most of bottom, three-quarters of body, half of rim, and all of handle.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.131, max. H. 0.134, max. Diam. 0.143, Diam. Of rim 0.095
Weight Description:   0.493
Weight:   0.493
Area:   South Stoa
Context:   NB199 B122 P181
Bibliography:   Corinth VII.3 no. 651, p. 122
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975
Monument: South Stoa
Image: bw 1962 097 32
Basket: NB199 B122 P181
Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 95 (pp. 180 - 181)