Corinth Object: T 1508
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   T 1508
Title:   MIDDLE CORINTHIAN BOWL-LIKE PYXIS
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   T
Object Number:   1508
Description:   Pyxis with flaring ring foot, globular body, inward tapering short rim, tapered lip. Two horizontal loop handles set nearly vertically on shoulder. Foot has beveled edge, irregularly trimmed resting surface, flat undersurface. Lid convex turning down to vertical lip. Solid knob handle with convex top.
Decoration:   Pyxis: at rim, row of dots; in handle zone, vertical zigzags; below, wide purple lines alternating with dotted hands (from top down, single, double, triple, double). Lid: same decoration except that all dotted bands are double.
Material:   Clay
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete, several joining fragments.
Dimensions Actual:   H. with lid 0.132, Diam. foot 0.08, Diam. max. 0.131
Period:   5th c. B.C.
Chronology:   580-570 B.C.
Bibliography:   Corinth XIII, p. 184, n. 157-p
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964