KM260 (Roman Marble Small Bowl) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Creamy white, fine marble with gray veining. Exotic source.
Logical part of
Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila Inventoried Objects
Typological identification
Stone Bowl or Platter
Description
Small bowl. Slightly thickened, almost vertical upper wall and narrowed, offset rim with flattened and slightly rounded edges. Smoothly polished on exterior.
Preservation description
One small fragment broken on three sides preserves rim. Slight, sparse pitting; slight, sparse encrustation.
Published as
GrahamReese2022, pp. 1239, 1243, 1244, no. 957, fig. 28.2
Preserved length
0.038
Preserved width
0.031
Estimated rim diameter
0.19
Thickness
0.014
Explanation of deposition
Residual.
Material
Marble (Material)
In Excavated Unit
Locus TRA0701-002
Location in unit
Topsoil over south slope in north trench.
Drawing
Photograph
Photograph