Corinth Object: C 2004 40
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2004 40
Title:   MOLDED RELIEF-WARE FOLIAGE BOWL
Category Code:   C
Year:   2004
Object Number:   40
Description:   Bowl with concave bottom, hemispherical body, flaring tapered lip. Profile similar to C-48-14 (Corinth VII.iii no. 843).
Decoration:   On medallion four radiating fronds, on medallion zone two concentric circles, on corolla a row of eggs attached on outer circle of medallion zone, on wall and above eggs row of large fronds with buds on tips with pointed leaves in between fronds, on rim zone row of double-S between two lines. Black glazed on bottom half, red glazed on rim zone.
Material:   Fine light brown clay with rare medium red and black inclusions and rare medium sparkling inclusions.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 8/4 (pink)
Condition:   Complete profile. Several joining frgts., preserving almost all of body except for three small fragments, and almost all of rim except for one fragment and three chips. Glaze well preserved on interior and exterior bottom, worn around the rim.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.078, Diam. of rim 0.13
Weight Description:   0.169
Weight:   0.169
Period:   2nd c. B.C.
Chronology:   250-146 B.C. (Corinth VII.iii p. 155)
Area:   Panaghia east
Context:   NB964 B38 P89
    NB964 B40 P93
    NB964 B25 P61, LOT 2004 016
    LOT 2004 016
Provenance:   Corinth
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Panaghia east
Image: bw 2004 025 03
Image: bw 2004 027 23
Basket: NB964 B25 P61
Basket: NB964 B38 P89
Basket: NB964 B40 P93