Inventory Number: | A 625 | |
Section Number: | Ρ 76 | |
Title: | Euthynteria Block with Mason's Mark | |
Category: | Architecture Marble | |
Description: | Top surface: Setting line 0.155m. from front edge; the surface in front of this polished; behind, finished with chisel. Cuttings for H-clamps at each end; a rectangular dowel hole in about center of stone; and two shallow pry holes behind this. Mason's mark: Δ Δ Ε. Front surface: Upper part finished with a chisel, the lower part, which projects ca. 0.035m. is left rough. Ends: The two ends are joint surfaces with rough-picked centers and smooth finished anathyrosis bands. At both ends at the bottom the surface is worn and no traces of the anathyrosis band exist. Bottom and back: Both of these are rough somewhat broken surfaces with no traces of finish or cuttings preserved. From the Temple of Ares. Pentelic marble. | |
Notes: | Found at J/11-8/1 (Fall 2016). | |
Context: | Surface, and modern wall. Same series as A 146 (Η' 4), A 215 (Η' 363), etc. | |
Negatives: | Leica | |
Dimensions: | H. 0.302, (masons mark) 0.05-0.57; L. 1.34, (dowel hole) 0.045; Th. 0.63; W. (upper part on front surface) 0.145, (dowel hole) 0.02, (anathyrosis bands) ca. 0.05; D. (dowel hole) 0.038 | |
Material: | Marble (Pentelic) | |
Date: | 25 February 1936 | |
Section: | Ρ | |
Grid: | Ρ:17/ΚΕ | |
Bibliography: | Hesperia 28 (1959), pp. 49, 51, 53, 55, n. 133. | |
References: | Publication: Hesperia 28 (1959) Monument: Temple of Ares Card: A 625 Card: A 625 |