Corinth Object: CP 3289
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   CP 3289
Title:   LATE ROMAN AMPHORA
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   CP
Object Number:   3289
Old Number:   MK-2686
Description:   Amphora with rounded bottom (missing center), attenuated nearly cylindrical body with max. diam. above median. Steep sloping shoulder curving into narrow neck. Two vertical handles, flattened oval, attached to shoulder, mid neck. Coiling marks on bottom, lower and upper body.
Decoration:   Drop of black paint on shoulder, modern ?
Material:   Yellow-buff clay, sandy to touch, with tiny black inclusions.
Condition:   Missing parts. Numerous joining frgts., complete profile to mid neck, both handles; missing center of bottom; body RIP with one unplastered, large hole.
Dimensions Actual:   D00.315 (max) D00.071 (neck, top)
Dimensions Preserved:   H00.563
Period:   Late Roman (5th -6th c AD)
Chronology:   Late Roman
Area:   Old_Early Excavations ?
Context:   Old_Early Excavations ?, Found in Old Museum, amphora storage, without a nu
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Old_Early Excavations ?
Basket: Old_Early Excavations ?, Found in Old Museum, amphora storage, without a nu