KM262 (Andesite Handstone) [permalink]
Type
Inventoried Object
Material description
Fine-grained, light greenish gray andesite with large biotite inclusions and scattered porosity. Exotic source.
Logical part of
Inventoried Objects from the Greek-American Excavations at Koutsongila
Typological identification
Ground Stone Tool
Description
Elongated andesite cobble used as handstone. Offset triangular cross-section. One end rounded, the other flat and slightly abraded. Bottom has extensive abrasion and polish.
Preservation comment
Intact. Slight postdepositional abrasion?
Published as
Kardulias2022, pp. 1218, 1225-1226, no. 944, fig. 26.3
Length
0.187
Thickness
0.0615
Weight (kg)
1.45
Width
0.0777
Material
Andesite (Material)
Drawing
Photograph