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[Corinth Object] A 1999 3b: BASE OF MARBLE IONIC COLUMN: UPPER TORUS MOLDING

Upper half of crowning torus moulding of base, curving into flat bearing surface; surface of torus lightly polished; bearing surface worked with claw chisel; discoloration marks area covered by column ... Early Roman ... A-1999-003A

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 4: BASE OF MARBLE IONIC COLUMN: LOWER TORUS

Base of Ionic column, preserving edge of plinth at bottom break, torus H00.052, fascia H00.013 set in 0.037 from face of torus, start of scotia. Curve of torus appears uniform. Surface lightly polished, ... Early Roman, context Middle Byzantine ... A

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 5: INSCRIBED MARBLE BASE, PROBABLY OF IONIC COLUMN

Thick block, bottom and top surfaces worked with claw chisel. Possibly core of an Ionic base; cf. A-1999-4, found with it, and A-1999-3A-B. inscribed. Inscribed on upper surface: A with broken bar H00.047 ... Early Roman, context Middle Byzantine ... A

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 6: MARBLE IONIC CAPITAL: ECHINUS

Echinus with roughly picked resting surface, projecting beyond edge of echinus. Echinus decorated with egg-dart: eggs deeply cut, pointed tip, dart is triangular with sharp axial rib. Ridge outlining lt ... Early Roman? Context 10th c ... A