Corinth Object: C 2006 16
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2006 16
Title:   EARLY GEOMETRIC TREFOIL MOUTH OINOCHOE
Category Code:   C
Year:   2006
Object Number:   16
Description:   Trefoil mouth oinochoe with low flaring ring foot, flat resting surface, flat undersurface, ovoid body, cylindrical neck, trefoil mouth with tapered lip; vertical strap handle, attached to shoulder and rim. Profile similar to W 2 (Corinth VII.1, p. 11, no. 31, pl. 5) and CP 858 (Corinth VII.1, p. 16, no. 57, pl. 9).
Decoration:   Black glazed overall with reserved undersurface and resting surface of foot; two sets of three reserved lines one above the foot and the second just below the handle.; reserved window-panel on front of neck with three reserved lines below and two above three zigzag lines; two reserved lines on either side of zigzag lines. Handle reserved on undersurface, horizontal bars on top. Decoration similar to W 2 (Corinth VII.1, p. 11, no. 31, pl. 5) and Kerameikos 1253 (Coldstream, Greek Geometric Pottery, 1968, pl. 2d).
Material:   Fine very pale brown clay fired pink at core with few medium to large subrounded platy black inclusions and rare medium subrounded voids.
Munsell Color:   Surface: 10YR 8/3 (very pale brown), Core: 7.5YR 7/3 (pink)
Condition:   Complete profile. Numerous joining fragments preserve the entire vessel except for several fragments missing from foot, body, neck, and rim. Glaze almost completely worn off.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.292, Diam. of foot 0.129, Diam. max. 0.22, Diam. of neck 0.074, Th. 0.005
Weight Description:   1.27
Weight:   1.27
Period:   Early Geometric (900/875-850/825)
Chronology:   W 2 dated LPG-EG by DeVries and CP 858 to MG I; Kerameikos 1253 dated to EG II.
Area:   Panaghia west
Context:   NB979 B57 P108, LOT 2006 018
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   East of sarcophagus of GR 2006-4. Found with amphora C 2006 17.
Bibliography:   Sanders et al., Hesperia 83:1, 2014
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Sanders et al., Hesperia 83:1, 2014
Monument: Panaghia west
Images (6)
Basket: NB979 B57 P108
Notebook Page: NB 979, spread 62 (pp. 107 - 108)