KM237 (Late Roman-Byzantine(?) Iron Arrowhead) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

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?

Explanation of deposition

Residual in colluvium.

Material

Iron (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0808-009

Location in unit

Uppermost level across southwest trench.

Drawing

Photograph

Photograph