Corinth Object: C 1947 424
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 1947 424
Title:   ARTICULATED KANTHAROS
Category Code:   C
Year:   1947
Object Number:   424
Description:   Articulated kantharos with flaring ring foot. Bevelled resting surface. Concave underside with nipple in center. Exterior of foot has profile wheel grooved in two degrees. Biconical body with carination set at approx. one-fourth the height of the body. Lower walls straight. Upper walls inclined and convex. Tapered lip inturned. Two vertical strap spur handles with rectangular strap thumbrests attaching just below lip and at mid upper body.
Decoration:   Black glaze over all. One scraped groove in lower part of handle zone and one scraped groove at top of handle zone both interrupted by handles. Side A: graffito. Side B: neckalce with scraped groove string.
Writing:   graffito. Greek, side A in middle of handle zone
AD..NHC
Material:   fine pale yellow clay with few fine to small black inclusions and rare large black and red inclusions
Munsell Color:   2.5Y 8/3 pale yellow
Condition:   Complete profile. Several joining frgts., preserving all of foot except for several chips, half of body, half of lip, and one handle. RIP. Surface has black glaze partly worn.
Manufacture:   WM
Dimensions Actual:   diam. of foot 0.051, H. of carination 0.028, max. diam. of body 0.101, diam. of lip 0.83
Dimensions Restored:   H. 0.093
Weight Description:   0.106
Weight:   0.106
Period:   Hellenistic
Area:   South Stoa
Context:   NB195 P152
Bibliography:   Corinth VII.3 p.85 no.476
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Edwards, Corinth 7:3, 1975
Monument: South Stoa
Images (4)
Basket: NB195 P152
Notebook Page: NB 195, spread 81 (pp. 151 - 152)