| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1933 90 | |
| Title: | SMALL BYZANTINE TWO-HANDLED JUG | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1933 | |
| Object Number: | 90 | |
| Description: | Small two-handled jug with flaring, hollow disk foot, ovoid body, rounded shoulder, narrow vertical neck. Two vertical handles attached to max. Diam. Shape similar to C-1938-505 (McKay 1967, Hesperia 36, cat. 69). Very similar to C-1959-159 (McKay 1967, Hesperia 36, cat. 70) from Lot 158. | |
| Decoration: | Painted on shoulder in matt paint: two widely-spaced red dos with circle of black around, connected by row of slightly arched black dots. Shallow incised encircling groove at lower handle attachment. Surface smoothed, lightly burnished. | |
| Material: | Moderately coarse to fine pale buff clay with scattered fine black inclusions. | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving complete pot to mid neck and lower handle attachments; missing handles. | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | 2nd quarter 12th c., based on comparanda, according to MacKay | |
| Findspot Description: | B.H.H., Peirene West. From well, cannot be dated by context. | |
| Bibliography: | MacKay 1967, Hesperia Vol. 36, cat. 71, p. 282 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
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