KP123 (Corinthian Pomegranate Vase in Late Geometric/Early Protocorinthian Style) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Not after (date)
-700
Not before (date)
-800
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXIII, pp. 29, 47–48, no. 21-2, pl. 7 (C. W. Blegen, H. Palerm, and R. S. Young; North Cemetery)
Description
Pomegranate vase. Cylindrical stem and flat disk resting surface projecting slightly beyond shaft. Six painted bands around circumference of shaft and traces of additional concentric rings on resting surface. Late Geometric/Early Protocorinthian Style. Opposite end preserves trace of flaring lower wall of vase.
Fabric, firing, surface
Fabric: 7.5YR 8/2, pinkish white. Slip: 5YR 3/1, very dark gray. Soft, very fine fabric with frequent, very small, white (calcareous) and black inclusions. Thin, even, dull slip, flaky. Wheelmade. Corinthian.
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves most of stem and trace of lower wall. Extensive abrasion and chipping; slight patches of encrustation.
Published as
Bravo2022, pp. 569, 573-574, no. 1, fig. 16.1
Preserved height
0.035
Other Dimensions
Diam. disk 0.041
Chronology comment
Dated 8th century BCE.
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Drawing
Photograph