Kothon
1922.01.0119
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Kothon (1922.01.0119) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 560–545 BCE |
Culture | Greek - Corinthian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 19.4 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 17.0 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 7.0 cm |
Weight | 290 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Slip |
Manufacturing Processes | Painting, Throwing, Firing |
Munsell Color Information | Light Yellowish Brown (10YR 6/6) -Dark yellow slip. Dark Gray to Black (N 2.5/ 4.6% R) -Black paint. Strong Brown (5YR 4/6) -Brown paint. |
Research Remarks
Published Description | CORINTHIAN KOTHON Shape and Ornament - Round body, flaring foot horizontal strap handle. Interior completely glazed except for rim and center of base. On exterior rim, concentric red stripes and border of esses. Two thin bands in glaze around the lower body. Stripes on interior rim, upper edge of strap handle, edge of foot, and three concentric circles on underside of foot. Dimensions and Condition - H. 0.071 m.; w. with handles 0.178 m.; d. body 0.145 m.; d. foot 0.091 m. Buff clay, dark brown glaze. Mid sixth century B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 2, 7. |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | Payne, Necrocorinthia, 1931. P. 335, fig. 183. |
Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 4, Plate 2, 7. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | University of Marburg Archaeological Seminar Collection |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |