| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 1960 68 | |
| Title: | SMALL BIRD ASKOS | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 1960 | |
| Object Number: | 68 | |
| Description: | Small askos, in shape of duck, with flat bottom, oval in plan, short, hooked tail. Lower wall nearby straight in profile. Slight articulation at join of lower and upper walls; at front at this level, just below missing spout, oval indentation (L. 0.015, W.0.012), probably thumb impression. Vertical basket handle on top nearly circular in section. Similar to C-1934-1645 (Edwards 1975, Corinth 7.3, cat. 777). | |
| Decoration: | Covered in dilute glaze, fired mottled, slate gray and buff. Upper wall decorated with series of zones of incised decaration separated from one another by incised line. These encircle top longitudinally, interrupted below neck and handle. Bottom to top: herringbone; wave pattern; ivy garland; zigzag line. Triangular area behind handle with closely spaced dots. Handle decorated on top with closely spaced incised diagonal lines. | |
| Material: | Gray clay, fired red in places. | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Many frgts., mended together, missing neck and lip. Sections of upper body, lower body, and bottom partially RIP. | |
| Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
| Chronology: | last quarter of 4th c. B.C., according to Corinth 7.3 | |
| Area: | Minor Projects | |
| Context: | NB207 B44 P85 | |
| NB208 P20 | ||
| Bibliography: | Edwards 1975, Corinth 7.3, cat 776; cited Pemberton 1989, Corinth 18.1, cat. 182, p. 55 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Minor Projects Images (4) Basket: NB207 B44 P85 Basket: NB208 P20 |
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