Kothon
1922.01.0120
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Kothon (1922.01.0120) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | Archaic Period (800 - 480 BC), 575 BCE |
| Culture | Greek, Corinthian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Width) | 17.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Diameter) | 14.6 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Height) | 5.7 cm |
| Weight | 304 g |
| Measuring Remarks | D1 includes the handle. D2 is the body diameter without handles. The base diameter is 10.4 cm. |
| Materials | Ceramic--Terracotta, Pigment--Glaze |
| Manufacturing Processes | Throwing, Firing, Glazing |
| Munsell Color Information | Brownish Orange ( 2.5 YR 5/8 ) -ns Pale Orange Yellow ( 10 YR 8/3.5) -ns |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | CORINTHIAN KOTHON Shape and Ornament: Round body, flaring foot, horizontal strap handle. Shoulder decorated with three narrow bands; two glaze bands, one on lower body and one just above the foot. Four concentric bands on the folded lip. On the shoulder, band of slashes. On the underside of the base, two concentric bands in glaze. Accessory Colors: red: one narrow band, two alternate concentric bands, and alternate slashes. Buff clay, dark brown glaze. Cracked handle, glaze slightly worn. Interior painted brown on bottom of bowl only. About 575 B.C. -- Wisseman, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Plate 2, 5. |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | M. C. Martelli, Corpus Vasorum Antquorum. Gela 2 (Italia 53), pp. 19-20. Corinth C-36-744 (S. Weinberg, Corinth VII pt. 1 [Cambridge, Mass. 1943], p. 60, no. 217, pl.29) Omaha 1951. 556 (Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum Omaha 1 [USA 21]. p. 6, pl.9:5) |
| Bibliography | Wisseman, Sarah U. Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. Philipp von Zabern: Mainz, 1989. Page 4, Plate 2, 5. |
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 |