| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2003 37 | |
| Title: | SALT-CELLAR | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2003 | |
| Object Number: | 37 | |
| Description: | Salt-cellar with slightly flaring ring foot, pointed undersurface, echinoid body with max. diam. at H. 0.025, inturned tapered lip. Cf. Corinth VII.iii, no. 67 (C-47-443, ca. 200 BC). | |
| Decoration: | Black-glazed over all, interior and exterior. | |
| Material: | Fine light yellowish brown clay fired pink at core with few medium to very large rounded lime inclusions, few spherical angular brown inclusions, few sparkling inclusions, and few angular voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 10YR 8/6; core: 5YR 6/6 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining fragments preserving complete profile, intact foot, 3/4 body and rim. Glaze worn. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Diam. of rim 0.06, H. 0.035, Diam. of foot 0.029, Max. Diam. 0.069 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.050 | |
| Weight: | 0.050 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Chronology: | 1st quarter of 4th c. to 200 BC (Edwards); shape disappears in the later 3rd c. BC (Pemberton) | |
| Area: | Panaghia south | |
| Context: | NB959 B61 P152, LOT 2003 083 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia south Image: bw 2003 021 32a Image: digital 2004 0321 Basket: NB959 B61 P152 |
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