The Excavation of Antioch-on-the-Orontes 1932-1939

b13-S499

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Sculpture See all items with this value

13-R See all items with this value

North, Trench 3. N. section ca. 2.5-2.8

Fragment of a marble tree trunk with a piece of drapery attached, probably part of the support of a statue: broken off at each end. Fine-grained white marble. Surface fairly well preserved but worn away along edge of drapery and either worn away of originally roughened in several places on tree trunk: small amount of line deposit on broken as well as on original surfaces. Max.h.: .092; max. dia. at lower end: .077; max. w. at top from spur of trunk to edge of drapery: .109; max. l. of drapery preserved: .066. Surface of drapery has a gloss in contrast to the unpolished surface of the tree trunk. In lower end a dowel hole off center, max. depth .012; no trace of a metal dowel. Found with Late C and Roman lamp, Antioch Group X-XI.

3/25/1938 See all items with this value

N. 17/18 (17/8)

Turkey See all items with this value

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