| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Basket | |
| Name: | NB81 B86 P238 | |
| Area: | Korakou | |
| Category: | Basket/zembil | |
| Notebook: | 81 | |
| Context: | 86 | |
| Page: | 238 | |
| Date: | 1915/06/14 | |
| Stratum: | Trench S V | |
| Notes: | S V 1.25-1.45. Large proportion of Minyan sherds also a good many Mattmalerei. [The pottery below comes from NB 81 B 86 and NB 81 B 97] [p. 370] S V 1.25-1.45 (2 trays) [MN: check mark here and first four headings incl. polished ware] Mycenaean LM III painted 2 sherds Unpainted buff and yellow green 9 sherds some of these Mycenaean others nondescript Coarse nondescript 9 sherds Polished ware (to imitate Minyan?) black 6 sherds [AddN: Argive Minyan?]; brown 6 sherds; green (part of a base) 1 sherd. Generally handmade Minyan 24 sherds including gray, black, brownish, and 1 sherd a good brown red (23 real Minyan) Mattmalerei (a) black on green or yellow green 17 sherds generally rather coarse w geometric [p. 371] decoration (linear) in broad lines. But 2 or 3 sherds are finer and have narrower lines. One sherd has a spiral ornament. Surface is greenish yellow buff slightly polished [sketch of sherd] (b) black on buff, yellow buff and red buff 14 sherds. Mostly fairly coarse; linear 2 or 3 fine pieces (c) purple-black on buff or creamy buff. 3 sherds. 2 (creamy buff) have rather fine lines. One is a piece of a neck like this: [sketch of sherd] [MN for (b) and (c): 35 sherds] (d) black on red 1 sherd (resembles Thessalian II) [sketch of sherd] Urfirnis 8 black and black-brown 3 coarse sherds from a household pot [MN: 11 sherds] | |
| Chronology: | LH III | |
| Site: | Korakou | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| Masl: | -1.45--1.25m. |