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ABA 1. Attic Base.<br />

Present loc<strong>at</strong>ion: Caputi Square, Croton.<br />

264<br />

Description: There is no doubt th<strong>at</strong> this artifact comes from the sea, as evidenced by the<br />

evident traces <strong>of</strong> marine encrust<strong>at</strong>ion and erosion. The marble quality is identical to th<strong>at</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />

the other objects from Punta Scifo A, but since the provenience is unknown (P. Orsi never<br />

mentions this item), there are no definite clues to connect it with site A. It could also have<br />

come from another shipwreck in the area. This Attic base is finished. The plinth supports<br />

first a torus, then a cyma th<strong>at</strong> is visible between two splines, surmounted by a second,<br />

thinner torus. One corner is chipped, another completely broken <strong>of</strong>f.<br />

Marble type: White Synnadic. 354<br />

Diameter: 0.64 m<br />

Height (total): 0.25 m<br />

Height (base): 0.10 m<br />

Width (base): 0.74 m; Length (base): 0.74 m<br />

Notes: Not mentioned in P. Orsi’s reports.<br />

Bibliography: Pensabene 1978, 108; Pensabene 2002a, 37.<br />

354 Pensabene 1978, 108.

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