| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2015 42 | |
| Title: | KNIDIAN TRANSPORT AMPHORA | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2015 | |
| Object Number: | 42 | |
| Description: | Amphora with tapered and pointed solid toe with ring below transition to body. Convex lower body with relatively straight walls, to rounded shouder with tall cylindrical neck. Two oval strap handles attached from mid-neck to top of shoulder. Both handles have rectangular stamp with two lines of text. Shape similar to Monachov 1999, p. 172, fig. 2:12. | |
| Writing: | stamp. illegible | |
| Material: | Medium coarse reddish yellow clay with rare small-medium subrounded tabular white and gray inclusions, rare fine gold sparkling inclusions and rare small-medium voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | Surface: 10 YR 8-7/2 (very pale brown-light gray); Core: 5YR 7/4-6 (pink-reddish yellow) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Many joining frgts., preserving toe, most of body and neck and two handles. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | W. 0.043 (handle) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.89, H. 0.75 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Chronology: | mid-2nd to early 1st c. BC (S. James); late 3rd to 1/2 1st c. BC (Knidian type II-G) (K. Slane). | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | South Stoa, context 129 | |
| South Stoa, context 112 | ||
| South Stoa, context 123 | ||
| South Stoa, context 125 | ||
| South Stoa, context 125, LOT 2015 088 | ||
| LOT 2015 086 | ||
| LOT 2015 088 | ||
| Provenance: | Knidos | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Stoa Image: digital 2015 3621 Baskets (4) |
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