Corinth Object: KP 1167
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 1167
Title:   LATE CORINTHIAN III CONVEX PYXIS SIDE
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   1167
Description:   Probably vert. sides., overall convex shape of pyxis
Decoration:   Slip on exterior is darker than light brown clay. Brownish black paint, partly fired light brown. Tongues on shoulder. Chain, bordered above by broad band and two thin lines, below by broad band, of horiz. Enclosed palmettes with large volutes at bases; spaces above and below filled with thin radiating leaves.
Material:   light brown clay
Munsell Color:   10YR 8/3
Condition:   Fragment. Two joining fragments and two non-joining fragments from side (a-d)
Dimensions Preserved:   W (a) 0.096
Period:   Late Corinthian
Chronology:   Late Corinthian III according to Benson
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1047, p. 197; Corinth VII.5, p.47
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984