KTH0278 (Late Roman Marble Impost with Cross) [permalink] [next] [show fewer links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Impost
Comparanda
KTH2812.
Description
Straight sloping faces bears simple Greek cross in low relief with bottom and ends of short arms chipped or broken away. Finely carved.
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Creamy white to greyish white, medium fine-grained, slightly crystalline marble with grayish blue streaks. Proconnesian.
Preservation comment
One large, irregular fragment preserves one finished face of block. Slight chipping around edges and moderate chips on surface; moderate to thick film of encrustation across all surfaces.
Preserved height
0.174
Preserved width
0.127
Material
Marble (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph