| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | FS 159 | |
| Title: | LATERAL SIMA | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | FS | |
| Object Number: | 159 | |
| Description: | Lateral sima with flat pan tile and soffit, low fascia base moulding, inset vertical panel decorated in high relief with acanthus spray: stalk, fluted vertically, rising from leaf at bottom, to rt. two tendrils of same size curling to lt. and rt. of spirally fluted stem; each tendril consisting of two convex coils, curled only once. Leaf unfurls to rt., flower hangs down vertically, consisting of 2 horizontal petals and a vertically scored bud. Side joint smooth. | |
| Material: | Coarse buff-tan clay fired pink at core with many fine to coarse red inclusions. | |
| Munsell Color: | Between 7.5YR 7/4 and 10YR 7/4 | |
| Condition: | Fragment. Single frgt., preserving soffit to upper part of panel, right joint, side of spout at left break. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.028 (fascia) | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | H00.157 L00.240 Depth00.155 | |
| Context: | , Provenance unknown | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Bibliography: | Corinth IV.1 P82 S159 | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Basket: , Provenance unknown |
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