KA046 (Late Roman Bluish-Gray Schistose Marble Revetment) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Bluish gray schistose marble. Exotic source.
Comment
This stone and a few others (899–901) probably made up a framed panel with imbricated double bands around fleurs-de-lis.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Revetment
Description
Revetment slab has fascia along bottom and two raised bands (ca. D. 0.003) tracing narrow arc that circumscribes fleur-de-lis. Carving is crisp and symmetrical.
Preservation description
Two joining fragments broken on all sides preserve front and back. Moderate, extensive encrustation.
Published as
RifeAndrikou2022b, no. 898
Preserved length
0.119
Preserved width
0.093
Thickness
0.013
Chronology comment
ca. A.D. 470/475–545/555.
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Bluish Gray Schistose Marble (Material)
Drawing
Drawing
Photograph