KM227 (Late Roman Gold Buttons or Button Coverings) [permalink] [show more links]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Button
Comparanda
cf. Avni2005, pp. 380, 383, fig. 11 (Damascus Gate, Jerusalem)
Comparanda
cf. Marshall1911, p. 370, no. 3104, pl. LXX (Amathous)
Description
Eight gold buttons or gold-foil button sheaths. Thin, discoid sheets with con-centric circles molded in relief on top and with hollow interiors. Since these were so delicate, perhaps they were once wrapped around a discoid form to hold shape. Around sides are eight holes in pairs through which thread or very thin wire was passed for attaching them to a hard core or sewing them onto fabric.
Preservation comment
Intact. Excellent condition.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1059, 1085-1086, no. 697, fig. 22:3
Diameter
0.006
Thickness
0.002
Material
Gold (Material)
Suggested citation
“KM227 (Late Roman Gold Buttons or Button Coverings).” In Kenchreai Archaeological Archive, edited by J.L. Rife and S. Heath. The American Excavations at Kenchreai, 2013-2025. <http://kenchreai.org/gaek/km227>