Kenchreai Archaeological Archive: KM187 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Silver Earring)

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Type: Inventoried Object
Logical part of: Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification: Earring
Comparanda: cf. Wiseman1969, p. 79, n. 27, pl. 25:c (same design but in bronze; Gymnasium area, Corinth, 5th–6th century)
Description: Thick wire with circular section shaped as open loop with two rounded ends that could be closed for wearing.
Preservation comment: Intact. Moderate corrosion.
Published as: Panelas2022, pp. 1083, 1084, no. 690, fig. 22.2
Diameter: 0.012
Thickness: 0.003
Thickness: 0.004
Belongs to Historical Period: Early Byzantine (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period: Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material: Silver (Material)
Suggested citation: “KM187 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Silver Earring).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/km187>