Corinth Object: C 2006 13
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   C 2006 13
Title:   GEOMETRIC KRATER
Category Code:   C
Year:   2006
Object Number:   13
Description:   Krater with cylindrical stem foot, wide-splayed at the bottom, ribbed at the upper half, with bevelled resting surface, convex body, horizontal rim with rounded lip; horizontal squared handle plates attached to rim extend out 0.062 from interior edge of rim.
Decoration:   Exterior and interior self-slipped.
Material:   Coarse very pale brown clay fired light yellowish brown at core with frequent medium rounded spherical black inclusions and rare very large subrounded tabular voids.
Munsell Color:   Surface: 10YR 7/4 (very pale brown), Core: 10YR 6/4 (light yellowish brown)
Condition:   Complete or intact. Several joining frgts., preserving whole vessel except for chips and small fragments on rim, body and base. Little wear visible on surface of vessel.
Manufacture:   HW. Handle plates attached by hand. Their undersides show tool marks.
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.161, Diam. of foot 0.155, Diam. of rim 0.237, Th. 0.010
Weight Description:   1.610
Weight:   1.610
Period:   Geometric (900/875-720)
Chronology:   EG-MG based on date of other vessels found within same context.
Area:   Panaghia west
Context:   NB979 B54 P97, LOT 2006 019
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   South of the sarcophagus behind vertical stone slab within cave-like niche of GR 2006 4. Found underneath krater C 2006 5
Bibliography:   Sanders et al., Hesperia 83:1, 2014
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Sanders et al., Hesperia 83:1, 2014
Monument: Panaghia west
Images (5)
Basket: NB979 B54 P97
Notebook Page: NB 979, spread 57 (pp. 97 - 98)