| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1934 732 | |
| Title: | BYZANTINE CHAMPLEVE PLATE | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1934 | |
| Object Number: | 732 | |
| Description: | Plate with shallow base ring, inner edge of which blends into slightly concave undersurface. Body nearly horizontal, vertical rim H00.030 with slight convex profile, round lip. | |
| Decoration: | White slip over all. On interior champleve decoration on floor: central medallion with deer facing rt., head turned back to lt., floral sprays in field; surrounded by 1 plain, 2 narrow beaded bands; outer ring of deer, facing rt. with heads turned back, floral sprays and spikes in field, similar framing bands around outer circumference. Clear glaze over interior and over upper half of rim with drips over body. | |
| Material: | Smi-fine pinkish buff clay with fine to coarse voids, rare fine white inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Yellower than 7.5YR 7/5 | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Three joining frgts., complete profile; over half foot, 2/5 body and rim. | |
| Manufacture: | C70 WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.040 D00.122 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | D00.215-00.22 (lip) | |
| Period: | Late Byzantine (1059-1210 AD) | |
| Chronology: | c. 1200-1230 (G. Sanders) | |
| Area: | Forum southeast South Stoa | |
| Context: | NB141 P44 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth XI N1664 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Morgan, Corinth 11, 1942 Monument: Forum southeast South Stoa Image: bw 4433 Image: digital 2007 1045 Basket: NB141 P44 Notebook Page: NB 141, spread 35 (p. 44) |
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