Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1937 1146 | |
Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1937 | |
Object Number: | 1146 | |
Description: | Plate with low vertial ring foot, resting surface and interior of foot irregularly trimmed, part of flat undersurface. Shallow, wide-flaring echinoid body, turning up horizontal outturned rim, flat on top. On exterior of body, oblique striations as if from paddling or scraping. | |
Decoration: | White slip over all, more thinly applied on exterior. Sgraffito dec. on interior: medallion with interlace on imbricate ground, 2 framing lines; on mid body, degenerate rinceau; rim: ring ofdetached concentric arcs. Clear glaze on interior and overlapping lip. | |
Material: | Fine red clay with scattered coarse black inclusions. some white, voids. | |
Munsell Color: | 2.5YR 5/6 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Seven joining frgts., complete profile; 9/10 foot, 2/3 body to rim; missing center floor; glaze partly worn. | |
Manufacture: | C70 | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.040 D00.089 (foot) D00.222 (rim) | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | 12th c., coins to mid 11th. | |
Area: | Forum northeast | |
Context: | NB168 P70 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1185 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: Forum northeast Basket: NB168 P70 Notebook Page: NB 168, spread 47 (pp. 70 - 71) |