KM237 (Late Roman-Byzantine(?) Iron Arrowhead) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Arrow
Comparanda
cf. Boardman1989, pp. 130, 133, nos. F80, F81, F83, fig. 52 (identified as domestic knife; Fortress, Emporio, Chios, early 7th century)
Comparanda
cf. CorinthXII, p. 200, nos. 1529, 1530, pl. 91 (G. D. Weinberg; “Byzantine”)
Comparanda
cf. Gomolka1968, pp. 239-241, 326-327, 353, nos. 369, 370, 372-373, 377, pl. XXIII and GomolkaFuchs1982, p. 155, 179, no. 295, pl. 57 (Iatrus [mod. Krivina], Bulgaria)
Description
Short, flat, leaf-shaped head with gently curving edges and shallow, rounded central ridge. Flat stem with square section narrows toward bottom.
Preservation description
Intact but missing very tip of stem. Moderate to heavy rust.
Published as
Panelas2022, pp. 1065-1066, 1091, no. 711, fig. 22.9
Head length
0.041
Preserved length
0.058
Thickness
0.004
Width
0.019
Chronology comment
Late Roman-Byzantine?
Material
Iron (Material)
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph