Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Object | |
Name: | KA 17 | |
Title: | RECTANGULAR ALTAR, DOUBLE STELE SHRINE | |
Category: | Architecture | |
Category Code: | KA | |
Object Number: | 17 | |
Description: | Bench-shaped altar table with ends rising above table surface. Recessed panels on lower part of altar, on each face: long sides (H. 0.09, W. 0.243); short ends (W. 0.11-0.127). | |
Decoration: | Stucco on all sides, on inner surfaces of projecting ends. | |
Material: | Poros limestone. | |
Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete; edges chipped. Burning on upper surface. | |
Dimensions Actual: | max. H. 0.175-0.18, L. 0.34, W 0.20 | |
Period: | 4th c. B.C. | |
Chronology: | First half 4th c. BCE | |
Area: | Potters' Quarter | |
Context: | NB123 P53 | |
Provenance: | Corinth. | |
Findspot Description: | Potters' Quarter. Double stele shrine. IV-53-33 & IV-75-2. | |
Bibliography: | Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 18, p. 79-80 | |
Site: | Corinth | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Publication: Stillwell, Corinth 15:1, 1948 Monument: Potters' Quarter Image: bw 3484 Basket: NB123 P53 Notebook Page: NB 123, spread 32 (pp. 53 - 54) |