Corinth Object: KA 17
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   KA 17
Title:   RECTANGULAR ALTAR, DOUBLE STELE SHRINE
Category:   Architecture
Category Code:   KA
Object Number:   17
Description:   Bench-shaped altar table with ends rising above table surface. Recessed panels on lower part of altar, on each face: long sides (H. 0.09, W. 0.243); short ends (W. 0.11-0.127).
Decoration:   Stucco on all sides, on inner surfaces of projecting ends.
Material:   Poros limestone.
Condition:   Complete or intact. Complete; edges chipped. Burning on upper surface.
Dimensions Actual:   max. H. 0.175-0.18, L. 0.34, W 0.20
Period:   4th c. B.C.
Chronology:   First half 4th c. BCE
Area:   Potters' Quarter
Context:   NB123 P53
Provenance:   Corinth.
Findspot Description:   Potters' Quarter. Double stele shrine. IV-53-33 & IV-75-2.
Bibliography:   Stillwell 1948, Corinth 15.1, cat. 18, p. 79-80
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece
References:   Publication: Stillwell, Corinth 15:1, 1948
Monument: Potters' Quarter
Image: bw 3484
Basket: NB123 P53
Notebook Page: NB 123, spread 32 (pp. 53 - 54)