Corinth Object: C 1938 58
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1938 58
Title:   GREEN AND BROWN SLIP PAINTED III PLATE
Category Code:   C
Year:   1938
Object Number:   58
Description:   Plate with low ring foot and flat undersurface. Straight, flaring body up to squared lip.
Decoration:   White slip on inner surface to over lip on exterior. Decoration as described by Morgan (Corinth XI, cat. n. 478): "central circle from which radiate three attenuated triangles; in field three curved halves of slip palmettes; broad band just within lip; all designs in green outlined with brown".
Colourless overglaze on inner surface to over lip on exterior.
Material:   Fine, light, reddish brown fabric with few, subrounded, spherical, white inclusions, and rare tabular, subrounded red inclusions.
Munsell Color:   5 YR 6/4 (light reddish brown)
Condition:   Complete profile. Two joining frgts preserve one-third of vessel.
Manufacture:   Wheel-made
Dimensions Actual:   H: 0.038
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. rim: 0.215, diam. foot: 0.081
Weight Description:   0.176
Weight:   0.176
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   Last quarter 12th century (Sanders 2003)
Area:   South Stoa west
Context:   NB178 P20
Provenance:   Corinth
Bibliography:   Morgan (1942) Corinth XI cat. n. 478.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: South Stoa west
Image: digital 2014 1628
Basket: NB178 P20
Notebook Page: NB 178, spread 18 (pp. 20 - 21)