Corinth Object: MF 2005 32
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   MF 2005 32
Title:   TERRACOTTA LINEAR-LEAF BOWL MOLD
Category Code:   MF
Year:   2005
Object Number:   32
Description:   Terracotta linear leaf bowl mould. Disk foot with concave undersurface and 3 incised concentric circles on bottom, hemispherical body, flaring rounded lip with upper surface partially bisected by groove; on interior, deeply incised medallion in center of floor consisting of 2 concentric circles, 16 independent, long, deeply incised leaves with single line spine extending from medallion to rim zone, rim zone with pair of deeply incised lines. Similar to CP-518 (Edwards 1975, Corinth 7.3, cat. 938).
Decoration:   Red slip band on top of part of lip extending on exterior body in two parts.
Material:   Fine pink clay with rare medium rounded lime, rare very large rounded tabular red, rare medium rounded blackish-brown, frequent small sparkling inclusions, and few voids.
Munsell Color:   Clay: 7.5YR 8/4 (pink)
Condition:   Complete profile. Several joining frgts., preserving 3/4 foot, almost complete body except for 4 frgts., and almost complete rim except for 2 frgts.
Manufacture:   HW
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.088, Diam. of foot 0.070, Th. of foot 0.004, Diam. of rim 0.143, Th. of body 0.004
Period:   2nd c. B.C.
Chronology:   ca. 150 B.C. based on comparanda in Corinth 7.3
Area:   Panaghia north
Context:   NB976 B61 P137
    NB976 B71 P162
    NB975 B26 P68
    NB974 B21 P54
    NB975 B35 P86
    NB975 B25 P65
    NB976 B70 P157
    NB976 B69 P155
    NB977 B62 P147
    NB977 B54 P129
    NB977 B55 P131
    NB977 B55 P131, LOT 2006 007
    LOT 2006 007
    LOT 2006 006
Provenance:   Corinth
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 north
Image: bw 2005 026 01
Image: bw 2006 019 20
Image: bw 2006 019 32
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