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

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

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

Associated with Burial Context

Koutsongila Grave 41

Explanation of deposition

Funerary adornment for one woman among 41A-41C.

Belongs to Historical Period

Early Byzantine (Historical Period)

Belongs to Historical Period

Late Roman (Historical Period)

Material

Bronze (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus G41-002

Location in unit

Fill over floor of central to west cist with cranial remains, near KM186 and KM187.

Drawing

Photograph