Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1935 57 | |
Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1935 | |
Object Number: | 57 | |
Description: | Plate with low vertical ring foot, flat undersurface. Shallow body flaring at 30 degrees, then turning up vertically to horizontal outturned rim. | |
Decoration: | White slip over all. On floor, large medallion with swan swimming lt., floral sprays on imbricate ground. Narrow bead band. Broad band of Kufic on imbricate ground; decadent rinceau on rim. Pale yellow glaze over all. | |
Material: | Fine hard light red clay, scattered tiny whiteinclusions, few coarse voids. | |
Munsell Color: | Slightly yellower than 2.5YR 5/6 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete profile, over half foot, ca. fourth body, 1/8 rim. | |
Manufacture: | C70 | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.044 D00.102 (foot) | |
Dimensions Restored: | D00.235-00.24 (rim) | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | 12th c. | |
Area: | South Basilica | |
Context: | NB151 P30 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1192 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: South Basilica Basket: NB151 P30 Notebook Page: NB 151, spread 19 (pp. 29 - 30) |