| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1937 1242 | |
| Title: | BYZANTINE BROWN-GLAZED PITCHER | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1937 | |
| Object Number: | 1242 | |
| Description: | Flat, slightly concave bottom. Vertical, convex lower body rising to shoulder. Slightly convex shoulder to conical, concave neck with trefoil mouth with rounded lip, offset outside by a low ridge. Vertical handle, with oval section, attaches to neck. | |
| Decoration: | Sparse brown glazed . Weak red (Munsell 10R 5/3 to 4/2) slip outside where unglazed. Yellow glaze outside and inside rim to over lip applied patchily and is absent, except for spots on lower body, the handle and below lip inside. | |
| Material: | Medium Hard pink (Munsell 7.5 YR 7/4) with black and white inclusions. Smooth, conchoidal break and laminar voids | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5 YR 7/4 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving complete vessel except 1/3 of neck. | |
| Manufacture: | C 73 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.650 | |
| Weight: | 0.650 | |
| Period: | Middle Byzantine (802-1058 AD) | |
| Chronology: | Mid 11th century (Guy Sanders) | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N0055 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Notebook Page: NB 169, spread 88 (pp. 374 - 375) |
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