| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | A 1063 | |
| Title: | EARLY CHRISTIAN CAPITAL | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | A | |
| Object Number: | 1063 | |
| Old Number: | S-XXXX-3758 (lapsed) Mpile 312 (lapsed) | |
| Description: | Capital with concave, widely flaring echinus offsetfrom abacus by shallow step H00.007; profile of abacus consists of 2 steps, profiles broken. Top surfaceroughly picked. Carved on echinus at corner is a smalldove, face downward, with wings gathered, legs foldedagainst body. For similar piece see A-XXXX-1062. | |
| Material: | Coarse grayish-white marble. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving one corner, with part of echinus, incomplete profile of abacus; belly, head of bird broken away. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.103 L00.168 W00.161 | |
| Period: | Late Roman (5th -6th c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Christian | |
| Area: | Theater | |
| Context: | NB320 P373 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Theater |
|
Show Objects (995) References Classifications Sign in Provide feedback |
|