Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | I 1729 | |
Title: | LATIN DEDICATORY INSCRIPTION | |
Category Code: | I | |
Object Number: | 1729 | |
Description: | Rectangular block, reused at least twice; smooth vertical faces except for lt. side, which worked with claw, poss. in reuse; block reused as threshold; cutting in lt. side of front face W00.08, Depth 00.062. Present top preserves two dowel holes: lt. at lt. edge, 2nd set 00.132 m. from it and 00.17 m. from rt. edge; D00.04, Depth 00.027. Top worked with anathyrosis.and recut; top probably recut late, rouchly picked with square dowel hole. | |
Writing: | inscribed. Greek inscription, largely erased, above l. 5 of Latin text: | |
Material: | Fine white marble. | |
Condition: | Fragment. Two joining frgts., missing bottom and original top; preserving four sides. | |
Dimensions Actual: | T00.329 | |
Dimensions Preserved: | H00.85 W00.39 | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | Original 4th c. B.C.; 88 2nd c. Latin | |
Area: | Forum | |
Context: | NB158 P97 | |
Bibliography: | Corinth VIII.3 N026 N237 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Kent, Corinth 8:3, 1966 Monument: Forum Image: bw 7047 Image: bw 1999 018 07 Basket: NB158 P97 Notebook Page: NB 158, spread 57 (pp. 97 - 98) Notebook Page: NB 183, spread 7 (pp. 5 - 6) |