Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KV 234 | |
Title: | SMALL BANDED LEKYTHOS | |
Category: | Pottery | |
Category Code: | KV | |
Object Number: | 234 | |
Description: | Small banded lekythos with high conical foot with flat underside, globular body, and tall flaring neck with rounded lip. Vertical handle missing. Similar to KV 825 (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 232, cat. 1208) from the same location. | |
Decoration: | String marks on underside. Narrow red stripes around inside of lip, shoulder, lower edge of body, and outer edge of foot. | |
Material: | Fine pink clay with few small incusions and rare fine voids. | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 8/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Missing parts. Complete except for missing handle. Some damage to glaze. | |
Manufacture: | WM | |
Period: | Classical | |
Chronology: | 2nd half of 5th c. B.C. or later (Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 212) | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB114 P84 | |
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Terracotta Factory, near Deposit 8. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell and Benson 1984, Corinth 15.3, p. 223, cat. 1209 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: bw 8116 Image: bw 1965 082 21 Notebook Page: NB 114, spread 48 (pp. 84 - 85) |