Detail

Component type

Ionic Capital

Order

II.Aph.2.SE18 (Ionic Order)

Date

late 5th/early 6th century AD

Current location

Aphrodisias, Place of Palms, South Stoa block field

State of preservation

Fragment in blue-grey marble, with one volute, partial bolster, and partial echinus remaining and dowel hold preserved below. Significant damage to the abacus. Circular dowel hole in center bottom, Dia.: 3.8, D: 4.7.

Dimensions

H (total): 24.6 | H (from bottom of Vol to top of Ab): 22.4 | W: [51.2] | D: 45.6 | LowDia: 49* | AbH: 4.0 | AbW: - | AbD: - | EchH: 13.7 | VolW: 21.6 | VolH: 18.4 | DistVol: - | DistEyes: - | BolL: - | BalW: -

Description

Abacus undecorated. Egg and dart pattern across echinus consists of two preserved eggs and one upward-pointing dart (reconstructed as three eggs and two darts) in raised relief, similar to SE5c and SE15c. The volute turns three times and is ovular, rather than circular. Schematic scale-like leaf pattern roughed out on bolster, in the manner of SE2c, SE3c, SE5c–SE7c, SE12c, SE13c.

Found in the pool of the urban park, reused in a post- antique wall: Find SAg.17.1.4440.M1590. See Excavation Notebook 567c: SAg 16.1 (Field Notebook II), p. 60. 70; and Notebooks 574a: SAg 17.1 (Field Notebook & Binder Data I) and 575a: SAg 17.1 (Finds Notebook I).

Bibliography

Kidd, A.B. 2018. “The Ionic Capitals from the South Stoa of Aphrodisias’ Urban Park: A Case Study of Urban Design in Late Antiquity.” Istanbuler Mitteilungen 68: 209-244.