KTH0170 (Marble Cornice) [permalink] [next]
Type
Inventoried Object
Comment
KTHJLR
Logical part of
Threpsiades Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Entablature
Description
Molded cornice block. Upper projecting ovolo cyma of egg-and-dart design, below which a narrow frieze of bead-and-reel separated by a sharply angled fillet from lower fascia of Lesbian leaf design. Roughly worked upper and lower surfaces. Flat, smoothly worked back surface.
Fabric, firing, surface
White, somewhat fine to somewhat medium-grained, crystalline marble. Attic or island source?
Preservation comment
One large fragment preserves section of cornice broken on both ends. Somewhat frequent patches of encrustation; chips and small breaks across surface.
Preserved height
0.101
Preserved width
0.246
Material
Marble (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph
Linked to

KTH0169 (Glass Unguentarium or Small Flask)