Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | A 1062 | |
Title: | EARLY CHRISTIAN CAPITAL | |
Category: | Architecture | |
Category Code: | A | |
Object Number: | 1062 | |
Old Number: | S-XXXX-0409 (lapsed) | |
Description: | Capital with concave, widely flaring echinus offsetfrom abacus by shallow step H00.007; profile of abacus varies: on one face is a broad concave channel with crowning fascia H00.023; on adjoiningside simply two steps H00.015 H00.038. Top surfaceroughly picked. Carved on echinus at corer is a smalldove, face downward, with wings gathered, legs foldedagainst body. For similar piece see A-XXXX-1063. | |
Material: | Grayish-white fine marble. | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving one corner of top of capital with part of echinus, abacus. | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H00.107 L00.187 W00.152 | |
Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
Chronology: | Early Christian | |
Area: | Northwest Stoa | |
Context: | Northwest Stoa, Right of tracks near shops ? (written in pencilnow | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Northwest Stoa Basket: Northwest Stoa, Right of tracks near shops ? (written in pencilnow |