Collection: | Corinth | |
Type: | Monument | |
Name: | Kraneion Basilica | |
Description: | The Kraneion Basilica resembles the Lechaion Basilica but at a much smaller scale. It lacks an atrium but does have a baptistery on its north side. It is a cemetery church with ample evidence of vaulted brick built cist graves over a large area to the south and west. Within burial monuments have been added to and access the aisles. A complete Sigma Table was found in the cemetery to the south. The date of this basilica is considered to be 6th century and the lamps, pitchers and coins in the graves indicate that burial continued well into the 7th century. | |
Site: | Kraneion | |
City: | Ancient Corinth | |
Country: | Greece | |
References: | Images (56) Objects (5) Notebook: 98 |