Corinth Object: CP 1064
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   CP 1064
Title:   MEASLES WARE PLATE
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   CP
Object Number:   1064
Description:   Plate with vertical ring foot, flat undersuface and almost straight flaring shallow body curving up to vertical rim with tapered lip.
Decoration:   White slip on inner surface to over lower body on outer surface. Sgraffito radiating, pointed ovals with floral spikes between, all decorated with red slip painted dots. Red slip painted dots over lip. Colourless overglaze on inner surface to over rim on exterior.
Material:   Fine, light redd fabric with few angular, spherical white inclusions and rare angular, spherical red inclusions.
Munsell Color:   2.5 YR 6/6 (light red)
Condition:   Complete profile. Single frgt preserves one-fourth of foot, one-sixth of body and rim.
Manufacture:   Wheel-made
Dimensions Actual:   H: 0.062
Dimensions Restored:   Diam foot: 0.08, diam rim: 0.22
Weight Description:   0.131
Weight:   0.131
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   12th (Sanders 2003)
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2014 1636