| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | I 2863 | |
| Title: | INSCRIBED ARCHITRAVE FROM WEST SHOPS | |
| Category Code: | I | |
| Object Number: | 2863 | |
| Description: | Fragment preserving part of top fascia of architrave, cyma reversa with deeply concave-to-convex profile, crowning fascia, upper surface of which rises at angle to edge of frieze course. Face of architrave worked with claw; cyma and fascia more finely finished. From West Shops; could perhaps go with I-2003B. | |
| Writing: | inscribed. Upper parts of two letters of Greek, somewhat shallowly cut in surface of architrave: Phi Diagonal stroke possibly of V. Vertical line of phi runs up to top of architrave, ending in a small V; Diagonal stroke ends c. 0.034 m below top. | |
| Material: | Fine dense gray-white marble with laminating fractures. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of top fascia, complete crowning moulding, including top to edge of frieze course; broken all ends, top, bottom; surface of architrave abraded. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.065 (cyma) Projection00.042 (cyma) H00.035 (fascia) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.148 L00.23 Depth00.165 | |
| Period: | 4th c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | Late 4th c. A.C. | |
| Area: | Forum southwest | |
| Context: | NB233 | |
| Findspot Description: | Found in pile of rubble underneath so-called Fallen Cistern in Forum Southwest, north of Archaic colonnade forming west end of South Stoa. Found by B. Millis in 2002. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Forum southwest Image: bw 2002 051 25a Basket: NB233 |
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