| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1999 44 | |
| Title: | ROMAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1999 | |
| Object Number: | 44 | |
| Description: | Transport amphora with narrow toe with flat bottom, toe curving into tall ovoid body, body curves into low sloping shoulder, tall narrow cylindrical neck, heavy torus rim with round lip. Two broad vertical strpa handles with 2 grooves down back, rising vertically from edge of shoulder, bending down slightly to upper neck. | |
| Decoration: | Buff over most of surface, unclear whether an intentional slip or the effects of leaching salts. | |
| Material: | Semi-fine micaceous red clay with frequent very fine round white inclusions, fewer fine black. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 5/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Numerous joining frgts., complete except for small holes in body, one in shoulder. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.643 D00.063 (toe) D00.309 (max) D00.076 (neck) D00.076 (rim) | |
| Weight Description: | 6.78 | |
| Weight: | 6.78 | |
| Period: | 3rd c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | Context mid 3rd c. A.C. | |
| Area: | Panaghia Villa | |
| Context: | NB923 P57 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia Villa Image: bw 1999 053 18 Basket: NB923 P57 |
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