KM187 (Late Roman-Early Byzantine Silver Earring) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

Typological identification

Earring

Comparanda

cf. Wiseman1969, p. 79, n. 27, pl. 25:c (bronze; Gymnasium area, Corinth, 5th-6th century)

Conservation

2008 (June 28): slight mechanical cleaning but deemed too delicate for further conservation (Nikol Anastasatou).

Description

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

Preservation description

Intact. Moderate corrosion.

Published as

Panelas2022, pp. 1055, 1056, 1083, 1084, no. 690, fig. 22.2

Diameter

0.012

Thickness

0.003

Thickness

0.004

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

Silver (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus G41-002

Location in unit

Fill over floor of central to west cist with cranial remains, near KM176 and KM186.

Drawing

Photograph