KM239 (Lead Stopper or Weight?) [permalink]

Type

Inventoried Object

Logical part of

Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects

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

Explanation of deposition

Residual?

Material

Lead (Material)

In Excavated Unit

Locus TRA0705-005

Location in unit

Lower fill inside passageway in northeast trench near Wall A1.

Drawing

Photograph