Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | FS 1077 | |
Title: | LATERAL SIMA | |
Category: | Architecture | |
Category Code: | FS | |
Object Number: | 1077 | |
Old Number: | FM-XXXX-46 (lapsed) | |
Description: | Sima with vertical face has free-floating S-shaped tendril in relief, placed horizontally, with tapering ends curling around eyes; Attenuated anthemion is added both above and below mid-point of S. Bottom anthemion hangs diagonally downward, pointed leaves curve out, sprouting from tear-shaped center. Anthemion above goes diagonally upward, its leaves curling inward around tear-shaped stamen. Profile of top of sima cut to conform to tendril and anthemion design. | |
Decoration: | Heavy slip on front face only, Light-on-dark decoration: relief reserved, red eyes with reserved edges. Dark ground. | |
Material: | Coarse buff clay, with moderate amout of fine to coarser (3mm) black inclusions, fine slip. | |
Munsell Color: | 2.5Y 8/3 to 10YR 7/4 | |
Condition: | Fragment. Preserving right half sima from midpoint of spout edge to right side of tile; missing at juncture to pan. | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H00.099 L00.30 | |
Dimensions Restored: | L00.60 | |
Period: | Classical | |
Area: | Tile Works | |
Context: | NB185 P51 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Tile Works Basket: NB185 P51 Notebook Page: NB 185, spread 29 (pp. 51 - 52) |