KM459 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Glass goblet) [ permalink ] Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Transparent, light greenish yellow (PMS 396). Sparse large spherical bubbles.
Technique
Free-blown.
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Glass Free-Blown Goblet
Description
Goblet. Folded, conical base with small, tubular ring and hollow stem.
Preservation description
One fragment preserves small part of base. Extensive abrasion, extensive pitting, and moderate chipping; slight silver iridescence; small, sparse patches of encrustation.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022 , pp. 959-960, 1025, 1026, no. 635, fig. 20.22
Estimated base diameter
0.044
Maximum preserved dimension
0.037
Preserved height
0.008
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 65
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 66
Associated with Burial Context
Koutsongila Grave 67
Chronology comment
Late 5th-7th century
Explanation of deposition
Displaced by WWII ditch from underlying context? Possibly represents Late Roman-Early Byzantine ritual activity at Octagon or Grave 65, 66, or 67.
Material
Glass (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0914-003
Location in unit
Upper colluvium in north trench.
Drawing
Photograph
