Corinth Object: KP 1252
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 1252
Title:   LATE GEOMETRIC KRATER
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   1252
Description:   Shoulder of ovoid body with slightly flaring everted rim. Squared lip.
Decoration:   Dark brown slip. Exterior (bottom to top): band with panels of vertically stacked zigzags, 4 vertical lines; lozenge with cross; above 3 horizontal bands; pattern of sigmas between two bands. Bands on edges of lip. On lip, perpendicular vertical lines (3 preserved). Paint on fracture. Interior, completely dar brown; reserve band where rim flares.
Material:   clay
Munsell Color:   10 YR 8/3 (very pale brown)
Condition:   Fragment. 3 sherds (2 joining); preserves small part of rim and body
Dimensions Actual:   Th. 0.004
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.047; L. 0.047
Period:   Late Geometric (750-720)
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter Northwest Angle Deposit
Bibliography:   Stillwell & Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 55, p. 26
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell & Benson, Corinth 15:3, 1984
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