Corinth Object: SUR 120064
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   SUR 120064
Title:   ACANTHUS MOUNUMENT (?)
Category:   Sculpture
Category Code:   SUR
Object Number:   12
Object Suffix:   0064
Description:   Lower part of vegetal scrolls springing from basket (?) below. This fragment may pertain to the so-called Acanthus Monument excavated in 1968 at the Sacred Spring. Other large fragments are stored on top of the Bema.
In August 2010, a fragment from a group of Sacred Spring marbles discovered in the inner courtyard of the Museum joined this piece.
Material:   marble
Condition:   Fragment.
Dimensions Preserved:   l 0.195, w 0.095, Th 0.080
Findspot Description:   From Sacred Spring marble pile; 1968. First stored outside Archaeological Service office, Museum inner courtyard. In spring 2007 moved to Pietri, west side, outside storeroom 8. It is possible that most of this material pertains to the Captives' Façade..
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece