| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | MF 2012 58 | |
| Title: | WHITE MARBLE TABLE LEG | |
| Category Code: | MF | |
| Year: | 2012 | |
| Object Number: | 58 | |
| Description: | White marble table leg consisting of tall rectangular plinth and lion foot with four toes, flesh above nails V-shaped. Grooves on two sides and bottom for iron spikes, each bending in or up towards center at right angle. Similar to A-1970-75 (Bookidis and Stroud 1997, Corinth 18.3, cat. 46), A-1970-78 (Bookidis and Stroud 1997, Corinth 18.3, cat. 44), and A-1970-79 (Bookidis and Stroud 1997, Corinth 18.3, cat. 45). | |
| Decoration: | At front, four lion toes; flesh above nails makes a deep V. | |
| Material: | Marble and iron | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving part of plinth, claws. Traces of iron spikes in grooves on sides, bottom; small part of iron spike preserved. Face of plinth not well preserved; two outer claws less well preserved than interior two. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L. 0.082, H. 0.076, W. 0.054 | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Second half 1st c. A.C., based on comparanda | |
| Area: | Nezi Field | |
| Context: | Nezi Field, context 844, LOT 2012 036 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Nezi Field Images (4) Basket: Nezi Field, context 844 |
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