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| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | A 382 | |
| Title: | POROS ALTAR | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | A | |
| Object Number: | 382 | |
| Description: | Poros altar with architectural features imitating large altars. Roughly cubical in shape with slightly outward flaring corners, flat bottom, roughly square feet in relief at each corner attached to relief band running around three sides, surmounted by two shallow cut horizontal lines creating 0.005 wide convex bands, continuous on three sides, two more roughly horizontal convex bands, lower one (W. 0.005) 0.035 from top and a higher one (W.0.003) 0.027 from top, triangular peaks in relief near each corner antefixes?, and square basin on top (W. 0.045) with blackened area. | |
| Decoration: | Stuccoed overall less than 0.0005 thick. | |
| Material: | Poros | |
| Condition: | Missing parts. Several joining pieces (few unattached in box) preserving most of altar. Missing part of upper walls an one lower corner. Broken across one side. Stuccoed. Crumbling. Traces of ash. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H. 0.115, W. at base. 0.092, Th. Of upper wall 0.013 | |
| Dimensions Restored: | W. at top 0.077 | |
| Period: | Classical | |
| Chronology: | 4th c. B.C.? | |
| Area: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| Context: | NB247 B2 P5 | |
| Site: | Kokkinovrysi | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Kokkinovrysi Image: digital 2018 0298 Basket: NB247 B2 P5 Notebook Page: NB 247, spread 7 (pp. 4 - 5) |
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