Corinth Object: C 1998 11
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1998 11
Title:   SMALL COFFEE CUP WITH GILDED DECORATION
Category Code:   C
Year:   1998
Object Number:   11
Description:   Tiny coffee cup, vertical ring foot with rounded resting surface and flat undersurface, convex body nearly hemispherical, vertical rounded lip.
Decoration:   Painted crossed swords in blue on bottom of foot with added wavy blue line, exterior of body glazed dark blue, lightening at lip, gilded painting of floral design and fronds encircling small spheres over entire exterior; interior clear glazed with rim decorated with two gilded horizontal bands filled with gilded crossed lines and dots, on floor gilded flower.
Material:   Fine white porcelain
Condition:   Complete profile. Complete profile, 5 joining fragments, whole foot, 1/3 body, 1/4 rim, gilding slightly worn
Dimensions Actual:   H00.034 D00.020 (foot)
Dimensions Restored:   D00.055-00.060 (rim)
Weight Description:   0.02
Weight:   0.02
Period:   Turkish
Chronology:   Context first half 19th c.
Area:   Panaghia south
Context:   NB910 B4 P16
Provenance:   Western Europe (?)
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia south
Image: bw 1998 013 22a
Image: digital 2021 0068
Image: digital 2021 0069
Basket: NB910 B4 P16
Notebook Page: NB 910, spread 13 (pp. 15 - 16)