Late in EC. Four body fragments, joined; four fragments from the rim, joined, including a handle stub; one complete handle. Animal frieze. Exterior: the handle has two thick lines of glaze, one running along the top, the other near the center. Bits of glaze from the lower line also appear on the stub of the second handle where it joins the body. The frieze in the handle zone has a series of loose vertical zigzags of which nineteen remain; these are framed at both the top and the bottom by two horizontal lines. In the upper portion of the belly frieze, there are two incised rosettes and two small blob fillers. The incisions of the rosettes, here and throughout the belly frieze, do not quite meet at the center and do not always follow the divisions formed by the shape of the petals. A feline, probably a panther, walks to right, followed by a goose, facing right. Of the feline, only two hind legs, one paw, the haunches, and the beginning of the tail remain. The five curving incisions on his haunch are not carefully related to the anatomy. Two of these incisions extend beyond the outline of the thigh. The curve of the hind leg is somewhat rubbery, but the paw bumps are well-marked and the foot rests properly on the ground line. Two parallel incisions mark the join of the tail.

The goose fits neatly behind the curve of the feline's haunch. The head of the goose touches the feline's tail at one point. A circular incision is used for the eye of the goose, and a double-incised line marks the division between her beak and her head. The neck is set far back so that the head and bill curve closely over the bird's round chest. The front curve of her wing repeats the curve of her chest. The wing is marked with the usual wide band, created by two parallel incisions. These form an S curve at the bottom of the wing and run slightly beyond its borders. A series of six incisions, nearly equal in size, marks the main feathers of the wing. The lower of these incisions do not reach the wing band.

There are incised rosettes above the feline's tail and between his striding legs. Both the size and shape of the rosettes are well chosen for their positions. Similarly, the small incised rosettes between goose and feline fit nicely into their spaces.

Interior: a band of reserve appears at the top of the rim; otherwise glazed. Glaze: brown on the rim, black on the body; badly worn on all fragments. A large area of glaze is still present on the back and haunch of the feline; bits of flaked glaze adhere to the handle stub at the join of the rim; streaky glaze, shading from reddish brown to dark brown, appears on the inside of the rim. Clay: hard and fine. Body, creamy white; rim, very pale yellow. Munsell nos.: body, 2.5 Y 8/2 (white); rim, 5 Y 8/2 (white).

This is the only Corinthian vase yet found at Sardis in which the clay falls into the Munsell range of 5 Y 8/2 and/or 2.5 Y 8/2, a very pale yellow described as "white." However, the hardness, the good levigation of the clay, the glaze and the decoration all suggest that the kotyle is indeed a product of Corinth. Traces of iron in the clay of Corinth make it capable of achieving a wide range of hues, depending on the firing times and temperatures. On this, see Johnston, “Pottery Practices” 82 -94; Amyx, CorVP 535 37; and supra, "Clay," 17, ns. 106, 107 and Table 3.

Vertical zigzags or wavy lines appear frequently in the handle friezes of EC kotylai and continue into MC. The somewhat careless execution of the rosettes and anatomical incisions, coupled with a rich but still appropriate use of fillers, suggests a date late in EC or the very early years of MC for this kotyle.