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Creation Year
1978
Image ID
DH.052
Subcollection
DH: Delphi
Abstract
A drainage channel, composed of tiled stone pieces. Such channels were common in Greek architecture to direct the flow of rainwater, slowing erosion and preserve the foundations of the buildings.
Description
A drainage channel, composed of tiled stone pieces. Such channels were common in Greek architecture to direct the flow of rainwater, slowing erosion and preserve the foundations of the buildings. Baly identified these drains as 'below Theater, behind Stoa of Eumenes II. The stoa referenced is commonly called the Stoa of the Aetolians, and Baly's naming of Eumenes II, whose likeness sat before the Stoa of Attalus on the East side of the sanctuary, is strange. No record of the Stoa being called that has been found anywhere else.
Image Notes
Creation date unknown. Photograph processed July 1978. Notes written on the slide or index: Drains below Theater behind Stoa of Eumenes II.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Delfoi, Greece
Keywords
Stone, Drain, Masonry
Image Location
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