Corinth Object: T 810
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   T 810
Title:   ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE IVY LEKYTHOS
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   T
Object Number:   810
Old Number:   P-0326
Description:   Lekythos with flaring disk foot, concave undersurface with central depression; short stem, cylindrical body, low shoulder curving into tall narrow neck, thickened flaring rim with broad flat lip. Vertical strap handle attached to shoulder, neck.
Decoration:   Undersurface and face of foot reserved, except for stripe on foot; top of foot to lower body black glazed, 2 sets of 3 reserved lines; decorated field reserved with 2 bands of cross-hatching framing straight stem with 2 rows of ivy leaves and berries on white ground. Shoulder: 2 rows of rays on reserved ground, continuing up neck; rim black, lip reserved, handle back glazed.
Material:   Fine light red clay.
Munsell Color:   Slightly yellower than 5YR 6/7
Condition:   Complete or intact. Intact; small chip in lip; some of black-figure decoration scraped away; small chip in edge of foot.
Manufacture:   C18 WM
Dimensions Actual:   H00.137 D00.036 (foot) D00.047 (max) D00.031 (lip)
Period:   5th c. B.C.
Chronology:   Mid 5th c. B.C.
Area:   North Cemetery
Context:   NB328 P161
Provenance:   Attica
Bibliography:   Blegen 1964, Corinth 13, cat. 346-8
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Blegen, et al. Corinth 13, 1964
Monument: North Cemetery
Basket: NB328 P161