Corinth Object: I 653
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   I 653
Title:   EARLY ROMAN LATIN INSCRIPTION
Category Code:   I
Object Number:   653
Old Number:   I-689 (number lapsed)
Description:   Marble base inscription to Augustus with moulding along face near top, letters well cut. Joins I-689 (number lapsed; West 1931, Corinth 8.2, cat. 214).
Writing:   inscribed. Five lines in Latin.
Material:   White marble.
Condition:   Fragment. Two joining frgts., preserving top edge.
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Area:   Julian Basilica
Context:   NB79 P456
    NB75 P356
Bibliography:   Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 69; West 1931, Corinth 8.2, cat. 14; West 1931, Corinth 8.2, cat. 214 (I-689 before joined); Corinth 22 I-6
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: Julian Basilica
Images (4)
Basket: NB75 P356
Basket: NB79 P456
Notebook Page: NB 75, spread 84 (pp. 356 - 357)