Corinth Object: C 1938 525
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1938 525
Title:   MEASLES WARE PLATE
Category Code:   C
Year:   1938
Object Number:   525
Description:   Plate with low vertical ring foot, carelesslythrown, uneven resting surface, flat undersurface.Body rises at ca. 25 degrees to low rim which closes in somewhat from vertical, round lip. Similar to C-1934-1455 (Corinth 11).
Decoration:   White slip on interior and over rim. Large cross composed of tangent circles, radiating triangles between arms contain small dotted circles; pointed oval (?) motive in field. Clear glaze over all, making exterior yellow-brown.
Material:   Moderately fine red-brown clay with scattered white inclusions.
Munsell Color:   Redder than 5YR 6/6
Condition:   Complete profile. Two joining frgts., complete profile; complete foot, small part of body to rim.
Manufacture:   C81
Dimensions Actual:   H00.041 D00.068 (foot)
Dimensions Restored:   D00.21 (lip)
Period:   Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD)
Chronology:   Late Byzantine
Area:   St. John's
Context:   NB182 P604
Bibliography:   Corinth XI N0652
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942
Monument: St. John's
Image: digital 2014 1376
Basket: NB182 P604