| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2015 5 | |
| Title: | STAMPED AMPHORA HANDLE: KNIDIAN | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2015 | |
| Object Number: | 5 | |
| Description: | Vertical oval strap handle. Similar to C-1948-56 (from South Stoa well IX, post-146 BC fill). | |
| Writing: | stamp. Rectangular stamp at top of handle, in Greek: First line: | |
| Material: | Coarse reddish yellow clay with few medium spherical subrounded white inclusions, few medium spherical angular yellow inclusions, frequent small spherical angular black inclusions, rare fine silver sparkling inclusions, and rare small voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving small part of handle with stamp, broken off near top of handle. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.017 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.04, W. 0.038 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.030 | |
| Weight: | 0.030 | |
| Period: | 2nd c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 188-167 BCE, based on eponym | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | South Stoa, context 60, LOT 2015 056 | |
| Provenance: | Knidos | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Stoa Image: digital 2015 3338 Image: digital 2015 3339 Basket: South Stoa, context 60 |
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