Corinth Publication: Millis, Hesperia 76:2, 2007
Collection:   Corinth
Name:   Millis, Hesperia 76:2, 2007
Title:   An Inscribed Funerary Monument from Corinth
Author:   Millis, Benjamin W.
Series Title:   Hesperia
Volume:   76:2
Month:   April
Date:   2007
Abstract:   In this article the author publishes a Corinthian funerary inscription from the late 5th or early 4th century B.C. The stone's primary importance lies in its physical characteristics, which imply that it and other similar examples, usually interpreted as sarcophagus lids, are instead horizontal grave markers of the trapeza or mensa type; this class now represents the most common form of grave monument in pre-Roman Corinth. Secondly, given the presence of a base molding datable on stylistic grounds, this stone provides an isolated example of a pre-Roman Corinthian inscription that can be dated by criteria other than letter forms.
Page:   359-364
JSTOR:   http://www.jstor.org/stable/25068024
URL:   http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/publications/hesperia/article/76/2/359-364
References:   Image: digital 2014 11157