KM176 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Bronze earring) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Discarded

0.015

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Earring

Comparanda

General: IsthmiaIX, pp. 189–190, n. 133 (J. L. Rife; survey)

Comparanda

sim. Wiseman1967b, p. 428, no. 25, pl. 91:m (Gymnasium area, Corinth)

Comparanda

sim. Wiseman1969, p. 79, nn. 27, 28 (Gymnasium area, Corinth)

Description

Thin wire with circular section shaped as open loop with two pointed ends that could be closed for wearing.

Preservation description

Intact. Slight to moderate bronze disease.

Published as

Panelas2022, pp. 1055, 1056, 1083-1084, no. 689, fig. 22.2

Diameter

0.015

Thickness

0.002

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

Drawing

Photograph