KA001 (Roman Marble Revetment) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Moderately fine-grained, brecciated marble, reddish purple ground with large white inclusions (plagioclase feldspar). Probably breccia corallina (from Bithynian quarries).
Logical part of
Kenchreai Cemetery Project Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Revetment
Description
Substantial rectangular fragment from the edge of a plaque of marble revetment. Flat plaque that is polished on the face and slightly rougher on the back. One preserved edge has a thin, raised lip for delimitation (0.037 m Th, 0.004 m W).
Preservation comment
One large fragment broken on three sides. Sparse, slight scoring and chipping; slight, sparse encrustation.
Preserved length
0.158
Preserved thickness
0.023
Preserved width
0.076
Has geographic origin
Asia Minor
Belongs to Historical Period
Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Marble (Material)
Drawing
Photograph