Kenchreai Archaeological Archive
KM355 (Early-Middle Roman Bone Pin)
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Type
Inventoried Object
Technique
Finely crafted and highly polished.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Pin
Description
Thin bone pin tapers slightly toward one end.
Preservation description
One fragment broken at both ends preserves 33% of shaft. Scattered pitting and patches of black discoloration.
Published as
GrahamReese2022
, pp. 1239-1240, 1248, no. 970
Diameter
0.003
Preserved length
0.025
Chronology comment
Context dated Early to Middle Roman
Belongs to Historical Period
Early Roman (Historical Period)
Belongs to Historical Period
Middle Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Worked Bone
Drawing
Photograph