Corinth Object: C 1934 1258
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1934 1258
Title:   PROTOMAIOLICA BOWL
Category Code:   C
Year:   1934
Object Number:   1258
Description:   Bowl with small thin flaring foot, flat resting surface. Shallow straight flaring body, oblique tapered lip.
Decoration:   Interior: painted in manganese, radiating pattern of long-stemmed motifs: 2 of probably 4, pointed and cross-hatches leaves, points up, alternating with 4 long stems with small, yellow branching buds, ending in a solid brown-black trapezoid. Small pendant triangles with spiral in each, in angles; 3 manganese circumference lines below lip. Clear glaze oninterior.
Writing:   graffito. Graffito on underside: T or crude Latin cross
Material:   Moderately fine pale buff clay.
Condition:   Complete profile. Two joining frgts., complete profile; complete foot and floor, 1/4 body to rim.
Manufacture:   C74
Dimensions Actual:   H00.058 D00.064 (foot)
Dimensions Restored:   D00.18 (lip)
Period:   Frankish (1210-1458 AD)
Chronology:   Second half 13th to early 14th c. Coins: Manuel I (1143-80)
Area:   Forum southwest West Shops
Context:   NB143 P109
Provenance:   South Italy
Bibliography:   Corinth XI P254 N842
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942
Monument: Forum southwest West Shops
Basket: NB143 P109
Notebook Page: NB 143, spread 60 (pp. 109 - 110)