Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | FM 2015 1 | |
Title: | AKROTERION SUPPORT TILE | |
Category: | Architecture | |
Category Code: | FM | |
Year: | 2015 | |
Object Number: | 1 | |
Description: | Akroterion support tile, T-shaped in profile, with thin flat vertical front (Th. 0.018), thickening at side at sharp 90 degree angle. Perpendicular to front: flat platform with four round holes (Diam. 0.015) along side made before firing, possibly to support akroterion figure. No parallels at Corinth. | |
Material: | Medium coarse pink clay with rare small-medium subrounded angular white and rare small-large tabular angular gray inclusions and rare small voids. | |
Munsell Color: | 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) | |
Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving one corner of tile. Stained brown in many places. | |
Dimensions Actual: | Th. 0.028 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.245, W. 0.174, H. 0.105 | |
Weight Description: | 2.16 | |
Weight: | 2.16 | |
Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
Chronology: | based on fabric | |
Area: | South Stoa | |
Context: | South Stoa, context 112 | |
South Stoa, context 112, LOT 2015 086 | ||
LOT 2015 088 | ||
Provenance: | Corinth | |
Bibliography: | James 2019, Hesperia 88.1, cat. 36 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: South Stoa Image: digital 2015 3974 Image: digital 2015 3975 Basket: South Stoa, context 112 |