Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1937 1296 | |
Title: | SGRAFFITO PLATE | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1937 | |
Object Number: | 1296 | |
Description: | Plate with vertical ring foot, flat resting surface, shallow body flaring at ca. 20 degrees to upturned triangular rim. Plate lop-sided. | |
Decoration: | White slip on interior, thinly washed on exterior. Sgrafftio dec. on interior: edge of tondo with legs, tail of bird on hatched ground, framing circle, outer band of double zigzag with spiral filler between double framing lines. Pale yellow glaze on interior. | |
Material: | Moderately fine pale pinkish buff clay with scattered fine white inclusions, some coarse voids. | |
Munsell Color: | Between 10YR 7.5/4 and 7.5YR 7.5/4 | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Nine joining frgts., complete profile except for center floor; over half foot, nearly whole body, 9/10 rim. Glaze chipped. | |
Manufacture: | C70 | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.042-00.050 D00.112 (foot) D00.243 (rim) | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | ? Late 12th or early 13th c., context Wm. Villehardouin (2nd half 13th c.) | |
Area: | South Stoa west | |
Context: | NB170 P72 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1296 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: South Stoa west Basket: NB170 P72 |