Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | I 62 | |
Title: | GREEK IMPERIAL STATUE BASE : REGILLA | |
Category Code: | I | |
Object Number: | 62 | |
Description: | Low rectangular base, framed below and above, on all four sides, by low fascia and schematic straight flaring moulding. Claw chisel over all. On top, 3 square dowel holes in row across center of block; lt. set in 0.12 m. from lt. edge, 0.077 x 0.047 deep, for life-size rt. foot, outline of which cutinto surrounding stone; 2nd 0.07 m. to rt.,connected by long pour channel to front edge for lt.foot; 0.13 m. to rt., 3rd hole, with surface trimmedaround it for drapery or support. Small rectangulardowel, with bronze/lead still in it, to rt. of pourchannel, 0.04 m. in from face; 2nd such hole at backset in 0.20 m. from rt. edge, 0.05 m. from back. | |
Decoration: | On face (by foot positions), in low relief, row of instruments: pan-pipes, horn, a long pipe-shaped horn, double pipes, suspended from long stem with simplified laurel (?) leaves. Relief upside downif instruments suspended; earlier use? | |
Writing: | inscribed. Inscribed on lt. face (taking orientation of feet), in Greek, 3 lines, letter H. 0.03-0.035 m. [N]eumati Sisyphies boules para cheumati pegon Regillan m 'esora(i)s, eikona sophrosynes Y B | |
Material: | Fine white marble. | |
Condition: | Complete profile. Two joining frgts., complete except for most of back lt. front corner. | |
Dimensions Actual: | H00.35 W00.67 T00.67 | |
Period: | 2nd c. A.C. | |
Chronology: | Pre-161 A.D. | |
Area: | Peirene | |
Context: | Peirene, Just in front of middle of east apse | |
Bibliography: | AJA 1900 P235ff.; AJA 1903 P43 N21; IG IV.1599; Corinth 8.1 N86 P64 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Meritt, Corinth 8:1, 1931 Publication: Powell, American Journal of Archaeolog7:1... 1903 Monument: Peirene Image: bw 0067b Image: bw 2002 017 07 Image: bw 2002 017 08 Basket: Peirene, Just in front of middle of east apse |