| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | S 778 | |
| Title: | SARCOPHAGUS | |
| Category: | Sculpture | |
| Category Code: | S | |
| Object Number: | 778 | |
| Related Objects: | S-XXXX-0777 | |
| Description: | Undecorated sarcophagus; plain moldings around top and bottom edges; fron bottom up: fascia largely worked with claw chisel but trimmed smoothly along top, cyma recta; at top, quarter round, cyma reversa, fascia worked with rows of flat chisel marks. Front and back surfaces smoothed; chisel marks visible on sides; point marks on bottom edge. | |
| Material: | Coarse-crystalled white marble | |
| Condition: | Complete or intact. Complete; surface weathered and discolored | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.60 W01.19 (w/ moldings) W01.145 (w/o moldings)D00.63 (w/ moldings) D00.59 (w/o moldings) | |
| Period: | 3rd c. A.C. | |
| Chronology: | mid-3rd century A.D. | |
| Area: | North of city | |
| Context: | NB32 P2 | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth IX, P112, N239. | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: North of city Image: bw 2181 Basket: NB32 P2 Notebook Page: NB 18, spread 109 (p. 209) Notebook Page: NB 32, spread 5 (p. 3) |
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