Corinth Object: KP 260
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KP 260
Title:   EARLY CORINTHIAN KOTYLE BY THE PAINTER OF BERLIN 537-X
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KP
Object Number:   260
Description:   Kotyle with strongly flaring sides, straight near bottom and convex near rim. Small high ring foot.
Decoration:   Black figure style. Animal frieze bordered by double bands: bull, r., crouching panther, r., large swan, l. Small rays at base. Inner and outer edges of foot painted. Interior: painted solid except for a reserved band at lip. Filling ornaments: spoked rosettes, long blobs with diagonal incisions, spots.
Material:   Pinkish buff clay
Munsell Color:   from 10 YR 8/4 (very pale brown) to 5 YR 7/6 (reddish yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. Missing handles, half of rim, part of body and foot. Restored.
Manufacture:   WM
Period:   Early Corinthian (620/615-595/590)
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter.Well 1.
Bibliography:   Corinth 15.3, 357, Benson 1983
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: bw 1966 046 17