KA052 (Early-Middle Roman Marble Base Molding) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Bright white to pale gray, fine, calcite marble with thin black streaks and visible crystalline structure. Possibly Pentelic.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Decorative molding or relief
Description
End of base molding. Face has heavy fascia (L. 0.024) below two shallow cavettos sloping slightly inward (average D. 0.007). Broad groove along top surface and two patches of mortar on top left edge mark where adjacent element (a panel?) was attached.
Preservation description
One long fragment broken on one end. Slight, sparse chipping along top edge; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
RifeAndrikou2022b, no. 876
Preserved length
0.3
Preserved width
0.065
Thickness
0.043
Chronology comment
Early to Middle Roman.
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Marble (Material)
Drawing
Photograph