Corinth Object: S 3790
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   S 3790
Title:   MARBLE TORCH
Category:   Sculpture
Category Code:   S
Object Number:   3790
Description:   Small segment from a large torch with one group of three and one half bands tying the sticks together. This portion derives from the outer side of the torch; the carving is detailed, the surface smoothed, as with, S 3789.
Material:   Marble, white, fine-grained, micaceous; Pentelic.
Condition:   Fragment. Two joining fragments, broken at end end and through middle. Heavily weathered, encrusted.
Dimensions Preserved:   L. 0.107, Diam. 0.047-0.049, Th. 0.025
Period:   Roman
Provenance:   Attica
Findspot Description:   Temple E, section 5. Probably found in 1932.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Image: digital 2009 2422