| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | S 3646 | |
| Title: | MARBLE CUIRASS STATUE | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | S | |
| Object Number: | 3646 | |
| Description: | Segment from side of over life-sized cuirass statue; at top is lower edge of breastplate that curves out to large, round-tipped lappets. Edges of lappets plain; lappets themselves decorated in low relief with ram's head (partly preserved) and frontal helmet, both rather crudely carved. Frgt. has a vertical vein of mica probably to rt. of center; hammer and point marks from intentional breaking. Workmanship, micaceous vein and intentional destruction suggests possible association with S-3672, S-3570 from Theater, possibly Hadrian ? | |
| Material: | White marble, fine to medium-crystalled, heavily micaceous, Pentelic | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., broken all edges, preserving edge of breastplate, parts of 2 lappets. Surface chipped, worn, weathered. | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.168 T00.068 | |
| Period: | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | |
| Chronology: | Early Roman | |
| Area: | Early Excavations | |
| Context: | Early Excavations, From Museum marble pile (N177), exact provenance u | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Early Excavations Basket: Early Excavations, From Museum marble pile (N177), exact provenance u |
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