Corinth Object: A 992
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   A 992
Title:   POROS RECTANGULAR STELE-FORM ALTAR WITH RELIEF SNAKES
Category:   Architecture
Category Code:   A
Object Number:   992
Old Number:   S 2748, lapsed.
Description:   Rectangular altar with stepped bottom front surface 0.075 m. high, front shaft flat with two slightly undulating half round verticals, probably representations of snakes, above which is fascia 0.222 m. high. Horns above fascia rise 0.083 with space between horns 0.145 m. Whole monument cut with flat chisel no trace of stucco. No mouldings on side or back face. No cuttings or trace of burning between horns.
Material:   Poros
Condition:   Complete or intact. Chipped, but in one piece.
Dimensions Actual:   H. 0.865, W. 0.305, Th. 0.175, H. sculptured shaft panel 0.47
Period:   Classical
Chronology:   Classical or Hellenistic.
Provenance:   Corinth
Findspot Description:   FIB inv. 1980.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece