M 349
DEPOSIT INFORMATION
| Deposit | Delos, Museum, A 7809 |
SUPPORT INFORMATION
| Support type | Artefact » Altar (mḏbḥ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape | Circular | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Marble | ||||||||||||||||
| Measures | h. 59, d. 33 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decoration |
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| Notes on support and decorations | Truncated cone-shaped altar with plain surface, rounded plinth and projecting moulded collar at the top. On the top surface a squared cavity could indicate an use as incense burner. The style of the altar is clearly Hellenic recalling a column shaft. |
ORIGIN AND PROVENANCE
| Modern site | Delos |
| Ancient site | Dlṯ |
| Country | Greece |
| Archaeological context | Religious context: Temple |
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EPIGRAPHS
| Title | M 349 |
| Concordance | RES 3570 |
| Language | Ancient South Arabian » Minaic » Marginal Minaic |
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