Corinth Object: LOT 6362:2
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   LOT 6362:2
Title:   CONVEX PYXIS WITH HANDLES AND VERTICAL RIM
Category:   Pottery
Category Code:   LOT
Object Number:   6362
Description:   Convex body; handle scar indicates upright loop handles.
Decoration:   Dull blacki glaze and brownish red paint.
On body, black, red, black bands. Lotus-palmette chain with "Christmas tree" palmettes. Lotus buds painted, painted dots on palmettes, remainder of chain glazed. Then black line, black alternating stepped triangles. Black, red, black, red, black lines at junction with shoulder. Black ivy on shoulder with elongated leaved and clusters of six to eight berries.
Munsell Color:   7.5YR 8/4 to 7/4
Condition:   Fragment. Body and shoulder fragments.
Dimensions Preserved:   D.Max. 0.125
Period:   5th c. B.C.
Chronology:   Mid 5th century.
Bibliography:   Corinth VII.5, p.46, no.55
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece