KM261 (Andesite or Basalt Millstone) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Vesicular andesite or basalt, fine grained, dense, dark gray. Exotic source.
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Quern or Millstone
Description
Thick millstone of uncertain form. Preserves two worked surfaces, one showing extensive abrasion and bright polish.
Preservation description
Incomplete; broken on at least two sides. Irregular encrustation across surface.
Published as
Kardulias2022, pp. 1218, 1225, 1226, no. 943, fig. 26.3
Length
0.1111
Thickness
0.0819
Weight (kg)
1.06
Width
0.0941
Explanation of deposition
Represents activity outside Octagon during or after its use?
Material
Andesite (Material)
Material
Basalt (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0911-005
Location in unit
Late Roman colluvium over ground north of Octagon, central to south trench.
Drawing
Photograph