| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | I 727 | |
| Title: | LATIN INSCRIPTION | |
| Category Code: | I | |
| Object Number: | 727 | |
| Related Objects: | I-285, I-410, I-682, I-1929 | |
| Description: | Thick marble revetment slab with inscription, back roughly picked. Letters well cut. Belongs with but does not join I-285 (Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 322B), I-682 (Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 322C), I-410 (Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 322D), and I-1929 (Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 322A). | |
| Writing: | inscribed. Three lines in Latin. See Corinth 8.3 for reconstruction. 1st: [-]SA[-] 2nd: [-]MAI[-] 3rd: [-]TEST[-] | |
| Material: | Fine white Pentelic marble. | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., broken all around. | |
| Period: | 1 st c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | 1st half 1st c., based on shape of letters, according to Corinth 8.3 | |
| Area: | Julian Basilica | |
| Context: | NB81 P303 | |
| Findspot Description: | CWB 303 July 1915 Julian Basilica | |
| Bibliography: | Kent 1966, Corinth 8.3, cat. 322E; West 1931, Corinth 8.2, cat. 52, Corinth 22 I-40 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Julian Basilica Image: bw 6841 Image: digital 2015 2235 Basket: NB81 P303 Notebook Page: NB 81, spread 61 (pp. 302 - 303) |
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