| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2015 9 | |
| Title: | CORINTHIAN B STAMPED AMPHORA HANDLE | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2015 | |
| Object Number: | 9 | |
| Description: | Corinthian B vertical oval amphora handle with stamp near where attaches to shoulder. Similar to C-1983-78 (Koehler 1978, cat. 515 ff.) | |
| Writing: | stamp. Circular stamp at base of handle, similar to Koehler 1978, cat. 527, pl. 56 (U-shaped stamp and field; early-mid 3rd c. BC) | |
| Material: | Moderately fine reddish yellow clay with rare small platy tabular white inclusions, rare spherical sub-rounded black inclusions, few fine platy tabular voids, and very rare fine sparkling inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of handle and attachment to shoulder. On stamp, delta smudged at point. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.07 (handle), Th. 0.01 (shoulder), W. 0.049 (handle) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.092 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.203 | |
| Weight: | 0.203 | |
| Period: | 3rd c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | 1st half 3rd c. BCE, based on comparanda | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | South Stoa, context 132, LOT 2015 049 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Stoa Image: digital 2015 3550 Basket: South Stoa, context 132 |
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