KTH0459 (Marble Colonette[?]) [permalink] [next] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
KTHJLR
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Column or colonnette
Description
Shaft slopes upward to simple, squared crown. Underside preserves half of a circular cutting (Diam. 0.047 m) with rough tool marks inside, presumably for securing the piece to another object. Miniature capital or pilaster?
Fabric, firing, and surface description
Greyish white, medium coarse grained, slightly crystalline marble. Pentelic?
Label or tag text
KTH-2015-001 | Room 4
Preservation comment
One irregular fragment preserving two long broken sides, two shorter finished sides, a smoothed upper surface, and a roughly worked lower surface. Slight, sparse encrustation on all surfaces.
Height
0.068
Length
0.104
Length
0.168
Preserved width
0.073
Material
Marble (Material)
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Photograph
Suggested citation
“KTH0459 (Marble Colonette[?]).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2024. <http://kenchreai.org/kth/kth0459>