Corinth Object: MF 2009 40a
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2009 40a
Title:   SOAPSTONE VESSEL
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2009
Object Number:   40
Object Suffix:   a
Related Objects:   MF-2009-40B
Description:   Soapstone vessel with straight concave wall and probably flat base. Ribbed surface outside. Incised horizontal lines left during manufacturing inside.
(Note that MF-2009-40A was previously identified as MF-2009-27E. K. Petrole, January 2015.)
Material:   Soapstone (pietra ollare)
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt., preserving small part of wall. Missing base and rim. Blackened surface outside. Worn surface.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   Th. 0.005
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.044. W. 0.037
Weight Description:   0.018
Weight:   0.018
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Area:   Nezi Field
Context:   Nezi Field, context 6409, LOT 2009 051
Provenance:   Northern Italy (Alps)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Nezi Field
Image: digital 2010 4401
Image: digital 2014 1040
Basket: Nezi Field, context 6409