Corinth Object: KV 238
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KV 238
Title:   MINIATURE OINOCHOE
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   KV
Object Number:   238
Description:   Miniature oinochoe with flat bottom, disc foot with flaring sides, globular body with carination at shoulder, narrow neck, and flaring trefoil rim with rounded lip. Handle attachments preserved at shoulder and rim. Similar to KV 446 (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1845).
Decoration:   String marks on base. Black slip over all.
Material:   Fine pale yellow clay with few fine, round inclusions and few fine, round voids
Munsell Color:   2.5Y 8/2 (pale yellow)
Condition:   Missing parts. One frgt, handle missing. Slip poorly preserved.
Weight Description:   0.009
Weight:   0.009
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   Late 5th-4th century B.C. (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 211)
Area:   Potters' Quarter
Context:   NB114 P69
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, East Room, Deposit 5.
Bibliography:   Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, cat. 1843
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Potters' Quarter
Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 14 (pp. 18 - 19)