- KA062+KA063 (Early-Middle Roman Limestone Miniature Altar) [permalink]
- Type
- Inventoried Object
- Material description
- Pale grayish white, soft, medium-coarse, sandy limestone with many voids and striated structure. Local source.
- Logical part of
- Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
- Typological identification
- Altar
- Comparanda
- cf. CorinthVIII.3, pp. 37–38, no. 68, pls. 7, 61 (reused in Ayios Ioannes Theologos, dated late 3rd–early 4th century[?)
- Description
- Bômiskos or miniature altar with rough, simply sculpted decoration on front, right, left, and top. Whole surface displays working with toothed chisel; no paint or adhering plaster are visible. Raised (max. H. 0.032), circular, slightly concave platform at top to receive offerings, like a platter or shallow bowl. This is framed on left and right by astragal that rises above cornice; on right front corner this ends in rounded, concave protrusion resembling an acroterion. No framing element across front, leaving edge of platter above visible. Crowning element below is shallow, tall cyma reversa (L. 0.046; D. 0.012). Body is rectangular box without ornament (L. 0.126). Base molding mirrors cornice as reverse cyma reversa (L. 0.042; D. 0.012). Plinth (L. 0.033) finished at corners with square panels that protrude slightly, resembling supports or legs. Back is smooth where it abutted wall but no mortar preserved.
- Preservation comment
- Intact but broken vertically through center along natural fissure. Moderate to heavy, extensive abrasion, pitting and chipping.
- Published as
- RifeAndrikou2022b, pp. 1158, 1178-1179, no. 878, fig. 24.17
- Length
- 0.232
- Other Dimensions
- Th. body 0.122
- Other Dimensions
- Th. molding 0.133
- Other Dimensions
- W. body 0.115
- Other Dimensions
- W. molding 0.138
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Early Roman (Historical Period)
- Belongs to Historical Period
- Middle Roman (Historical Period)
- Material
- Limestone (Material)
- Drawing
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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- Photograph
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