KM272 (Ancient Stone Stopper or Plug) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Material description

Cut from fragment of revetment in bluish gray schistose marble.

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Stone Stopper

Comparanda

cf. Boardman1989, pp. 126, 128, no. F29, fig. 51 (Emporio, Chios, early 7th century)

Comparanda

cf. FDelphesV.1, pp. 115, 226, fig. 200, pl. 38 (P. Perdrizet; Late Roman-Early Byzantine)

Comparanda

cf. Katsev1982, pp. 291-292, no. MF59, fig. 12-21 (Yassi Ada shipwreck dated second quarter 7th century)

Comparanda

cf. Patrich2008, pp. 336-337, 341-342, nos. 52, 55, 57 (Caesarea Maritima, context: 6th-7th century)

Comparanda

cf. SalamineChypreVI, pp. 27-28, nos. 63, 65, 67, pl. 8 (M.-J. Chavane; contexts: 3rd century BCE–4th century CE)

Description

Small, circular disk has roughly worked and rounded edge. Comparable examples are identified as stoppers or plugs for storage vessels.

Preservation description

Intact. Slight, sparse chipping; very slight, sparse encrustation. Patches of reddish brown discoloration (iron oxide).

Published as

GrahamReese2022, pp. 1238-1239, 1245, 1246, no. 961, fig. 28.4

Maximum diameter

0.0713

Thickness

0.0165

Material

Bluish Gray Schistose Marble (Material)

Drawing

Photograph