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| Collection: | | Corinth | | Type: | | Object | | Name: | | S 1997 6 | | Title: | | HISTORICAL RELIEF | | Category: | | Sculpture | | Category Code: | | S | | Year: | | 1997 | | Object Number: | | 6 | | Description: | | Fragment of an historical relief. Depicted is part of a ceremonial axe with a broad curved blade mounted on a handle D00.030; unclear whether the axe has double blade or a single one. With handle vertical, a second object partly visible to upper lt. on secondary plane behind blade; this has a broad beveled edge, flattened surface with an irregular edge continuing down along axe blade. Background left slightly rough with flat chisel. Surface of axe smoothed. Back sawn smooth with maeander-like pattern of lines roughly chiseled into surface; cement adhering to this surface.No immediate join with other frgts. of historical frieze although probably from same. | | Material: | | Very fine white marble with micaceous veining. | | Condition: | | Fragment. Single frgt., broken all edges, preserving part of front and back faces. | | Dimensions Actual: | | T00.006 (max) T00.032 (background) H00.020 (relief height) | | Dimensions Preserved: | | L00.221 W00.145 | | Period: | | Early Roman (44BC-1/2 2nd c AD) | | Chronology: | | Early Roman | | Area: | | Forum southeast | | Context: | | Forum southeast, Found lying on large Circular monument, where prob | | Site: | | Corinth | | City: | | Ancient Corinth | | Country: | | Greece | | References: | | Monument: Forum southeast
Image: bw 1997 026 18
Basket: Forum southeast, Found lying on large Circular monument, where prob
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