Corinth Object: SUR 120082
Collection:   Corinth
Type:   Object
Name:   SUR 120082
Title:   ACANTHUS MONUMENT (?)
Category:   Sculpture
Category Code:   SUR
Object Number:   12
Object Suffix:   0082
Description:   Fragment preserves two sculpted elements: One is rectangular but curves out at the end, with an incised line defining two raised sections. The other is a curved bar separated from the other by a drilled channel. It is possible that these elements are part of an acanthusplant and that this fragment pertains to the so-called Acanthus Monument excavated in 1968 at the Sacred Spring. See also SUR 64 - 81 and two large pieces stored on the Bema.
Material:   marble
Condition:   Fragment. Broken all around
Dimensions Preserved:   L 0.135, H 0.070, Th 0.065
Findspot Description:   From Sacred Spring marble pile; 1968. First stored outside Archaeological Service office, Museum inner courtyard. In spring 2007 moved to Pietri, west side, outside storeroom 8.
Site:   Corinth
City:   Ancient Corinth
Country:   Greece