Corinth Object: S 1866a
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   S 1866a
Title:   MARBLE BUST: DRAPERY
Category:   Sculpture
Category Code:   S
Object Number:   1866
Object Suffix:   a
Related Objects:   S-1866B (joins)
Description:   Upper torso of statue with drapery preserved. Two garments shown: chiton and himation or mantle. Skin at base of neck visible. Chiton carved in shallow relief with fold lines close together. Himation folds deeper and further apart.
Material:   White marble.
Condition:   Fragment. Single frgt, preserving marble bust and drapery at chest; broken at head and ridges of folds.
Period:   Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD)
Area:   South Basilica
Context:   South Basilica
Findspot Description:   Found directly north of S. Stoa close to level of pavement, Found Friday (May 25, 1934).
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Monument: South Basilica
Notebook Page: NB 141, spread 58 (pp. 79 - 80)