| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | S 1999 12a | |
| Title: | STATUETTE OF ASKLEPIOS, TELESPHOROS | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | S | |
| Year: | 1999 | |
| Object Number: | 12 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Related Objects: | S-1999-12B | |
| Description: | Small statuette of Asklepios standing with weight on lt. leg, rt. bent but foot on same plane as lt. foot. Head and upper torso twisted somewhat to proper rt., arms at side, lt. bent. Wears thick fillet (?) with diagonal incisions around head; hair neck-length, with thick curly locks framing face down to below ears; over crown, central incised part with cross lines for locks. Low sloping brow with incised line, horizontal shallow-set eyes, short nose, mouth framed by moustache and short beard; single long lock or tail of fillet falls over either shoulder. Semi-draped in a cloak that hangs vertically from lt. shoulder to cover lt. arm, wrapped around torso just below pectorals, twisted and gathered hem passed over lt. arm (not rendered) with cloth falling down left side in a series of stacked V-shaped folds. Over rest of body series of stacked V-shaped folds over abdomen, longer folds from lt. side to rt. knee and rt. ankle. Standing beside Asklepios is baby Telesphors, frontal with both arms bent, wearing a mantle over head and covering whole body; two cols. of folds generated from 2 bent arms. Plinth has vertical faces, curved across front, flaring on rt. side, straight on back, lt. side. | |
| Mythology: | Asklepios Telesphoros | |
| Attributes: | Telesphoros | |
| Material: | Fine-grained white marble. | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Six joining frgts., complete except for right lower arm, staff, possible support by right side. Completely encrusted when found, including breaks. Found beside S-1999-11, w. of S-1999-8, lying down (943.60-943.70N/410.20-410.40E). | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.207 (max) H00.189 (figure) H00.012 (plinth) L00.103 (plinth) W00.051 (plinth) H00.034 (head w. beard) W00.018 (face at eyes) | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Roman or Antonine, context late 4th c. A.C.; 3rd or 4th c. according to Stirling | |
| Area: | Panaghia Villa | |
| Context: | NB918 B95 P123 | |
| Bibliography: | Stirling 2008, Hesperia 77:1, no. 9a; Sanders 2005, p. 424 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Publication: Stirling, Hesperia 77:1, 2008 Monument: Panaghia Villa Images (12) Basket: NB918 B95 P123 |
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