KA015 (Early-Middle Roman Limestone Molded Block) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Orangish yellow to pale buff, medium-fine, sandy limestone with numerous small porosities. Local source.

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Decorative molding or relief

Description

Lower front edge of block with molding, probably a geison. One small dentil (L. 0.035; W. 0.027; D. 0.011) surmounted by poorly preserved fillet(?) and overlying deeply set ovolo (p.H. 0.022). From same molding as KA016 and KA018.

Preservation description

One fragment broken on all sides but preserves face. Moderate to heavy, extensive pitting.

Published as

RifeAndrikou2022b, pp. 1147, 1169, 1170, no. 861, fig. 24.11

Preserved length

0.091

Preserved thickness

0.047

Preserved width

0.062

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Tomb 10

Chronology comment

Context: Early-Middle Roman (1st-3rd century)

Explanation of deposition

From architectural molding of building over tomb 10.

Material

Limestone (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRC0701-001

Location in unit

Over south central wall above dromos of tomb 10, with KA016.

Drawing

Photograph