| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1947 454 | |
| Title: | CYMA KANTHAROS | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1947 | |
| Object Number: | 454 | |
| Description: | Cyma kantharos with ring foot, flat resting surface and nippled convex undersurface, with moulded exterior of outturned bottom and ridge running above it, giving appearance of a very low stem foot. Globular body with a small, everted and tapered lip. Vertical strap handle with rectangular thumb rest attaching to just below lip and upper body. | |
| Decoration: | West Slope style with vertical reeding in lower body, except under handles inscribed with an X. Two sets of horizontal groove bands, a single band at lower and a double band at upper handle attachment levels. Inscribed running ivy between groove and reeding. Black glaze all over, except for resting surface and stem painted with red paint. | |
| Material: | Fine very pale brown clay with rare fine black and sparkling inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | 10YR 8/4 (very pale brown) | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Numerous joining frgts., preserving foot, 1/2 body, 2/3 lip, top 1/3 of one handle. Black glaze preserved in parts. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.099, Diam. of foot 0.051, max. Diam. of body 0.111 Diam. of lip 0.083 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.170 | |
| Weight: | 0.170 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | NB199 B22 P62 | |
| NB199 B23 P64 | ||
| Bibliography: | Corinth VII no. 438 p. 81. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: South Stoa Images (8) Basket: NB199 B22 P62 Basket: NB199 B23 P64 Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 36 (pp. 62 - 63) Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 46 (pp. 82 - 83) |
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