Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | C 1934 1283 | |
Title: | BYZANTINE SLIP-PAINTED PLATE | |
Category Code: | C | |
Year: | 1934 | |
Object Number: | 1283 | |
Description: | Plate with vertical ring foot with rounded resting surface, interior of foot continuing onto flat floor, partly articulated by groove. Shallow wide flaring body, slightly upturned lip. Similar to C-1934-620 (Corinth 11). | |
Decoration: | Interior: 2 concentric circles on floor; in field diamond with spiral filler; large pendant triangle hanging from lip with spiral filler. Row of dots on lip. Yellow glaze on interior and over lip. | |
Material: | Moderately fine pink clay fired buff at surface, grayer to pinkish at core, with rare coarse very large spherical white inclusions and rare fine voids. | |
Munsell Color: | Tanner than 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., preserving 1/2 foot, 1/8 lip. | |
Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
Chronology: | 12th c., according to Morgan | |
Area: | Agora southwest | |
Context: | NB143 P146 | |
Provenance: | Corinth? | |
Bibliography: | Morgan 1942, Corinth 11, cat. 751 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Agora southwest Image: digital 2014 1505 Notebook Page: NB 143, spread 78 (pp. 145 - 146) |