Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KM186 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Bronze earring)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Earring
Description: Thin wire with circular section shaped as open loop with small globular button on the preserved end.
Preservation comment: One fragment preserves <50% of loop and one end. Moderate to heavy bronze disease.
Published as: Panelas2022, pp. 1083, 1084, no. 691, fig. 22.2
Estimated diameter upper bound: 0.016
Thickness: 0.002
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Bronze (Material)
Suggested citation: “KM186 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Bronze earring).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/km186>