| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1947 456 | |
| Title: | ARTICULATED KANTHAROS | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1947 | |
| Object Number: | 456 | |
| Description: | Articulated kantharos with flaring ring foot. Bevelled resting surface. Convex underside with nipple in center. Exterior of foot has convex profile. Biconical almost globular body with rounded carination set at approx. two-thirds the height of the body. Lower walls echinoid. Upper walls inclined and convex. Rounded lip outturned. Two vertical strap spur handles with rectangular strap thumbrests attaching just below lip and at mid upper body. | |
| Decoration: | Black glaze over all. Two grooves just below lip. Sides A & B: running ivy with tendrils, incised. | |
| Material: | fine pink clay with fine to small black inclusions, rare sparkling inclusions, and rare large black inclusions | |
| Munsell Color: | 5YR 8/3 pink | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Several joining frgts., preserving all of foot, most of body, most of lip and both handles except one thumbrest. RIP. Surface has black glaze slightly worn. Traces of differential firing. | |
| Manufacture: | WM | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.077, diam. of foot 0.039, H. of carination 0.027, max. diam. of body 0.081, diam. of lip 0.70 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.105 | |
| Weight: | 0.105 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Area: | South Stoa | |
| Context: | NB199 B21 P61 | |
| Bibliography: | Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 1982 p.121 under no.5 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Williams & Zervos, Hesperia 51:2, 1982 Monument: South Stoa Image: bw 1962 029 17 Image: digital 2005 0496 Image: digital 2005 0497 Basket: NB199 B21 P61 Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 36 (pp. 62 - 63) Notebook Page: NB 199, spread 46 (pp. 82 - 83) |
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