KM239 (Lead Stopper or Weight?) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila

Typological identification

Weight

Comparanda

cf. Branigan1992, p. 371, no. M331 (unknown function; Knossos, late 2nd century)

Comparanda

cf. Rafael2008, pp. 450, 460, nos. 272, 273 (stopper; Caesarea Maritima)

Comparanda

sim. AgoraX, p. 31, no. LW 70, pl. 9 (weight; 1st century BCE)

Comparanda

sim. Eleftheratou2006, p. 41, no. 71 (weight; New Acropolis Museum site, Athens, Roman)

Comparanda

sim. SardisM8, p. 87, no. 483, pl. 30 (J. C. Waldbaum; weight; Middle Byzantine?)

Conservation

2007 (July 19): cleaned mechanically with microairabrasive unit (Nikol Anastasatou).

Description

Lead stopper or weight? Thin, roughly circular disk. One face has slightly raised middle surrounded by concavity out to a slightly raised edge.

Preservation description

Intact. Slight corrosion; shallow, sparse gouging on both faces and edges; slight encrustation.

Published as

Panelas2022, pp. 1069, 1094, no. 718, fig. 22.12

Maximum diameter

0.029

Thickness

0.003

Weight (kg)

0.158

Material

Lead (Material)

Drawing

Photograph