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architecture
Object Type
architecture
Description
Fragment of architecture in marble (building ornament).
Cultures/periods
Archaic Greek
Production date
550BC - 500BC
Production place
Made in:
South Ionia
(?)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Sanctuary of Apollo (Naukratis)
Materials
marble
Technique
carved
Curator's comments
Object owned and held by Chautauqua Institution, New York. This record is included in the British Museum database as part of the Museum’s Naukratis Project, a research collaboration that aims to virtually re-unite finds from the ancient port city of Naukratis, now distributed over 80 museums worldwide.
This fragment of architecture is lost. According to the Chautauqua distribution list of the Egypt Exploration Fund, this institution received one ‘fragment of marble decoration’ from the second Temple of Apollo. The description and dating of the second Temple of Apollo is discussed by Koenigs (Koenigs 2007, 329).
Bibliographic references
Villing et al 2013-2015 / Naukratis: Greeks in Egypt
(AA.47)
(Phase 3)
Location
Not on display
Previous owner
Currently owned by:
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua (NY)
Acquisition date
1887
Department
External
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
unknown
(Accession Number)