KM229 (Intact Tun or Cask Shell: container? souvenir?) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Description
Nearly complete tun or cask shell (Tonna galea). Mostly smooth, almost polished exterior surface. Perhaps used as tool for shoveling or scooping? Container? Souvenir?
Preservation description
Intact except for large elliptical chip in top of body and small chips in lip. Very slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
GrahamReese2022, no. 972
Length
0.164
Width
0.125
Material
Shell (Material)
Photograph
Photograph