KA031 (Late Roman Brick with Inscribed Crosses) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Brick
Typological identification
Graffito (architecture)
Description
Corner to middle portion of brick. One small, simple cross inscribed in single lines near left margin on one face. Other lines to right and below appear to be inscribed too and might represent other crosses. Recycled for use in a grave; patches of mortar remain from its original use in a wall.
Fabric, firing, surface
10YR 6/4, light yellowish brown. Somewhat soft, slightly coarse with rare, rounded sand and scattered voids.
Preservation description
One large fragment preserves front, back, and two edges. Slight, sparse to somewhat extensive abrasion, chipping, and gouging; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
RifeAndrikou2022b, pp. 1158-1159, 1179, 1181, no. 880, fig. 24.19
Preserved length
0.132
Preserved width
0.113
Thickness
0.04
Chronology comment
Context dated 5th-6th century
Belongs to Historical Period
Late Roman (Historical Period)
Material
Ceramic (Material)
Has visual motif (depicts)
Christian Cross (Visual Motif)
Drawing
Photograph