| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | C 2004 14 | |
| Title: | BLISTER WARE DUCK ASKOS | |
| Category Code: | C | |
| Year: | 2004 | |
| Object Number: | 14 | |
| Description: | Duck askos with oval body and tail that connects to the body with smooth curves and curves up to a rounded point. Cf. C-1960-68, C-1934-1645 (Corinth VII.iii nos. 776-777). | |
| Decoration: | Dark grayish brown glaze all over exterior with incised decoration on one side of body beneath the glaze, decoration is separated into a series of concentric triangles by incised lines, from bottom to top: wave pattern; ivy garland; wave pattern. Along the spine of duck, and over its tail and down toward its back side is a herringbone pattern. Cf. C-1960-68, C-1934-1645 (Corinth VII.iii nos. 776-777). | |
| Material: | Dark grayish brown clay fired purple at core with few medium rounded lime inclusions, few medium subrounded dark red inclusions, and few small rounded voids. | |
| Munsell Color: | 2.5YR 5/2 (weak red) | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving tail and small portion of body. | |
| Manufacture: | C27 HM | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.079, H 0.032 | |
| Weight Description: | 0.018 | |
| Weight: | 0.018 | |
| Period: | Hellenistic | |
| Chronology: | Last quarter of 4th c. B.C. to 146 B.C. | |
| Area: | Panaghia east | |
| Context: | NB963 B68 P170 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Panaghia east Image: bw 2004 016 14a Basket: NB963 B68 P170 Notebook Page: NB 963, spread 90 (pp. 170 - 171) |
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