Corinth Object: HE 15a
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   HE 15a
Title:   HANDMADE JAR
Category:   Miscellaneous
Category Code:   HE
Object Number:   15
Object Suffix:   a
Related Objects:   HE-15b, HE-15c
Description:   Jar with an ovoid body to a flaring rounded lip. Similar to Aupert 1980, p. 376-7, no. 3, fig. 4
Decoration:   Bands of fine combed decoration in geometric patterns on exterior. Similar to Aupert 1980, pp. 378, 380, nos. 12, 28, 33, figs. 11, 19, 23.
Material:   Medium coarse clay with few small to large spherical and subrounded tabular light gray quartz inclusions, very rare fine sparkling inclusions, and frequent small to large voids
Munsell Color:   5YR 7/4-6 (pink to reddish yellow) to 7.5YR 4/1 (dark gray)
Condition:   Fragment. Three joining frgts preserve one-fifth of body and lip.
Manufacture:   HM
Dimensions Preserved:   H. 0.074, W. 0.048
Dimensions Restored:   Diam. 0.14 (lip)
Weight Description:   0.04
Weight:   0.04
Period:   Late Antique
Chronology:   7th century AD, based on parallels
Provenance:   Peloponnese
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece