Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | I 1998 4 | |
Title: | INSCRIBED SARCOPHAGUS LID | |
Category Code: | I | |
Year: | 1998 | |
Object Number: | 4 | |
Description: | Large rectangular block, bottom roughly picked throughout without any margin; base moulding consisting of a narrow fasica and cyma reversa H00. Sides finely dressed with fine claw chisel. Top flat, not as smoothly finished as sides. Inscribed on one narrow end. | |
Writing: | inscribed. Inscribed on one narrow end, Greek, set in 00.045 m. from lt. edge, 0.04 m. from top. Letter H00.04: | |
Material: | Fine very dense white marble, foliating breaks. | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Two joining frgts., preserving complete profile except for chipped corners, large piece from back right corner, much of face of moulding. Top weathered. | |
Dimensions Actual: | L01.326 (top) L01.346 (bottom, ca.) W00.646 (top) W00.686 (bottom) H00.32 | |
Period: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | 5th c. B.C. | |
Area: | Northeast of city | |
Context: | Northeast of city, Surface find just north of the city wall at the NE | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Monument: Northeast of city Images (5) Basket: Northeast of city, Surface find just north of the city wall at the NE |