| Collection: | Corinth | |
| Type: | Object | |
| Name: | FS 879a | |
| Title: | RAKING SIMA WITH CYMA REVERSA PROFILE | |
| Category: | Architecture | |
| Category Code: | FS | |
| Object Number: | 879 | |
| Object Suffix: | a | |
| Related Objects: | FS-XXXX-879B | |
| Description: | Horizontal undersurface. Fascia H00.04, cyma reversa above, fillet H00.02. Top horizontal surface slopes slightly back. Incised line in top 00.029 from front. Back wall flares at 19degrees. Same series as FS-868 FS-869 FS-870. | |
| Decoration: | Slipped over all. Light-on-dark decor. Soffit: bead-reel W00.031, red band W00.021. Fascia: maeander; anthemion- palmette chain. 11 round-tipped petal palmette, axial petal pointed. Red shovel-shaped heart with reserved edge. Anthemion: 7 pointed petals, single sepal in center edged in maroon. Tendril and loop below. | |
| Material: | Coarse buff clay. | |
| Condition: | Complete profile. Single frgt., broken either end but with trace of socket at right end. Large chip from upper front face. | |
| Dimensions Actual: | H00.139-00.145 | |
| Dimensions Preserved: | L00.26 | |
| Area: | Tile Works | |
| Context: | NB185 P51 | |
| Provenance: | Corinth | |
| Site: | Corinth | |
| City: | Ancient Corinth | |
| Country: | Greece | |
| References: | Monument: Tile Works Basket: NB185 P51 |
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