KM473 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Window Pane) [ permalink ] Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Transparent to semitransparent, light yellowish green (PMS 380/381) and light greenish yellow (PMS 7765). Sparse pinprick to small bubbles and sparse medium to large, elongated bubbles, some opening at surface.
Technique
Blown-cylinder or “muff” process.
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Window Pane
Description
Broad glass windowpane(s). Glossy on one side and matte on other. Even thickness narrowing to sharp, rounded edge (a).
Preservation description
Two small, nonjoining fragments. Slight abrasion and slight pitting; sparse specks to patches of reddish brown staining.
Published as
Papageorgiouetal2022 , pp. 977-979, 1041, no. 673, fig. 20.34
Other Dimensions
Th. 0.002 (a), 0.001 (b)
Other Dimensions
max.pres.dim. 0.033 (a), 0.028 (b)
Chronology comment
Middle Roman-Early Byzantine
Explanation of deposition
Displaced by WWII ditch from underlying structural collapse debris over north ambulatory. Represents collapse of Octagon.
Material
Glass (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRB0910-001
Location in unit
Topsoil over central trench.
Drawing
Photograph
