Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KP123 (Corinthian Pomegranate Vase in Late Geometric/Early Protocorinthian Style)

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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, and surface description: 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)
Suggested citation: “KP123 (Corinthian Pomegranate Vase in Late Geometric/Early Protocorinthian Style).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/kp123>