KM186 (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)

Conservation

2008 (July 4): cleaned mechanically and sealed with solution of Incralac 5% diluted in toluene (Nikol Anastasatou).

Description

Thin wire with circular section shaped as open loop with small globular button on the preserved end.

Preservation description

One fragment preserves <50% of loop and one end. Moderate to heavy bronze disease.

Published as

Panelas2022, pp. 1055-1056, 1083, 1084, no. 691, fig. 22.2

Estimated diameter upper bound

0.016

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 KM176 and KM187.

Drawing

Photograph