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[Corinth Object] A 1999 1: MARBLE IONIC CAPITAL

Large-scale Ionic capital. Echinus: egg-dart with sharply carved elements, originally five eggs across face; first and part of second egg from corner covered by half-palmette with four petals. Deep volute ... 1st c. AC? 77 Context Middle Byzantine ... A 1999 1

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 2a: MARBLE IONIC CAPITAL

Ionic capital, preserving small part of corner egg, covered by 3 petals of half-palmette, separated by deep channels, and springing from a smaller leaf; canalis framed above by bead-reel; 2 bead-reels ... Early Roman ... A 1999 2a ... a

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 2b: MARBLE IONIC CAPITAL

Ionic capital with roughly picked resting surface, echinus carved with egg-dart: eggs oval and pointed, deeply cut from surrounding frame, dart straight and sharp like a reel. Echinus covered by a half-palmette ... 1999/06/18 ... A-1999-002A

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[Corinth Object] A 1999 3a: PLINTH OF MARBLE IONIC COLUMN

Ionic column base, consisting of flat resting surface worked with coarse claw overall, plinth with vertical face H00.039, cut back at top 0.011 for start of torus. Surface of plinth lightly polished. Found ... Late 1st or early 2nd c. A.C. ? Context 3rd-4th c. A.C ... A-1999-2, capital.

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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

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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 1999 6